disastrously

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The wrong ones show up, too, as a disastrously sensationalized television venture showed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 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

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

Here she’s been promoted to its conscience and Bali does masterful work layering politeness over irritation over a germ of affection for this disastrously neglected little girl.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 10, 2025

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

From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini