hangover

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The company still burned through $1.45 billion in the first quarter, a hangover from the stringent production caps that U.S. regulators imposed two years ago to address past quality-control lapses.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

After last year's tumultuous win, which gave the 36-year-old the career Grand Slam at the 11th attempt, there was a discernible hangover in the majors that followed.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

The hangover from a rough loss has been compounded by a series of missed opportunities to make it right.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Rams coach Sean McVay, West Coast area scout Vito Gonella and director of scouting strategy James Gladstone identified Nacua as a must-have addition to a team coming off a horrendous 2022 Super Bowl hangover.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026

“And I thought you were a scholar? There’s no such thing. Let’s go, before my hangover gets worse. I feel like a lavellan is eating my eyeballs from the inside.”

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell