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It also explains why traditional approaches to misinformation have failed so badly.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026

The company badly needs it to work, but its chances don’t look great.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

"I had a bit of an issue with Covid, it did me quite badly, and we all thought that it was down to that," he explained.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

“When things go well, they go really well, but when things go badly, they can go really badly,” said Tom Hancock, a portfolio manager at Boston-based GMO.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

The casino had misjudged, badly, the odds of its own game, and at least one person had noticed.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis