dud

To no one’s surprise, it was a dud.

From Salon ● Aug. 1, 2026

I don’t do first-date hikes because I don’t like feeling trapped if the guy’s a dud.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026

But no, we can confidently report that the Great American State Fair is a big ol’ dud.

From Slate ● Jul. 1, 2026

Another dud: $125 million authorized in 2022 for Gotion to build an electric-vehicle battery plant employing 2,350 people that was never built.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 24, 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

Lucasfilm was hit-and-miss under Kennedy—for every Star Wars success story like The Force Awakens, there were duds like Solo, a spinoff that focuses on original trilogy icon Han Solo.

From Barron's ● Jan. 16, 2026

Office workers weren’t the only fans of these new duds: Gold Rushers who didn’t want to waste time on personal tailoring snapped them up on their way West.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 28, 2025

The United States has a sophisticated testing system that doesn’t require setting off explosions, and when it comes to deterrence, nobody in the world assumes that America’s arsenal is full of duds.

From Salon ● Nov. 2, 2025

Donald: Not to keen on Steven Gerrard coming back, plus Russell Martin has ruined the team as he brought in too many duds.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2025

“Makes sense to me,” said Aunt Pretty, folding up my new duds.

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney