basket-case
Example Sentences
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But Welch’s legacy took a hit following his retirement as GE went from America’s most-valuable company to a basket case, eventually splitting in three under an outsider’s management.
"This was meant to be essential works to keep a cherished, historic building safe and functioning. It has turned into a basket case white elephant project."
From BBC
Will Bangladesh become a basket case again?
They are still a basket case of a club, and you could say the same about West Ham.
From BBC
Fifteen years later, Libya remains a basket case of militias, warlords and weak institutions.
From Los Angeles Times
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