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“If sales collapse completely, it will certainly be bad for everyone,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 9, 2026

If prices continue to stay low, it will be bad news for oil producers, whose windfall from the war will be shorter-lived than expected.

From Barron's Jun. 29, 2026

In Group L, a point or more for Croatia against Ghana could be bad news for Scotland as it would again leave the third-place finishers with four points.

From BBC Jun. 24, 2026

So long as it always errs on the side of over-punishment, it can be bad.

From Salon Jun. 22, 2026

He answered angrily and then hung up even more angrily, having been told that the tip turned out to be bad information.

From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin




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