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The Mets responded with more big spending this past offseason, and it has gone disastrously.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

The Islamic republic has weathered previous blistering attacks -- by Iraq in the 1980s and Israel last June -- and a 1980 US helicopter mission to free hostages ended disastrously.

From Barron's Jan. 29, 2026

Robbie Williams, still a year away from his disastrously received Rudebox album, was the only member with a significant public profile.

From BBC Jan. 27, 2026

There again, it misses some other periods, such as the 1970s and parts of the 1980s, when U.S. stocks disastrously underperformed international stocks.

From MarketWatch Dec. 4, 2025

Once, disastrously, she even bought makeup and put it on for him.

From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini




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