dud
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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
In a more confident, profitable environment, or when Hollywood is churning out films more regularly, a commercial dud might be easily absorbed.
From Barron's • May 11, 2026
It is, as yet, a dud — a $2,000 slot machine that pays out a Community Note dressed as a verdict, in a process that compels nothing and binds no one.
From Salon • Apr. 23, 2026
‘I’m completely disgusted by the lack of accountability’: I bought a dud mattress — twice.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 31, 2026
Kat surprises Tjaden endeavouring with perfect equanimity to knock the driving-band off a dud.
From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque
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