dud
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With the hotly anticipated SpaceX offering imminent, it’s apt that a rare dud in Elon Musk’s sprawling business empire is called The Boring Company.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
If the match ended up being a dud, then it could have been used by critics as a stick to beat the women's game with.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
But as a taxpayer investment so far, Bitcoin has been a dud.
From Barron's • Feb. 6, 2026
‘I’m completely disgusted by the lack of accountability’: I bought a dud mattress — twice.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 31, 2026
As it turned out, the film was a box office dud, bringing in only $40,000; it did make additional revenue from DVD sales and television licensing.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
Vocabulary lists containing dud
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