hapless
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Hapless vacationers, unprepared for the mountain conditions, are often turned away.
From New York Times • Mar. 6, 2023
It starts with a requisitely strange and solid premise: Hapless 20-something Jamie Hawthorne makes headlines while committing a petty crime at work.
From Washington Post • Jul. 5, 2022
Hapless investors faced years of grueling litigation by a court-appointed trustee who was tasked with “clawing back” what turned out to be fictitious profits they withdrew from their Madoff accounts.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2021
Hapless fans however, got Rickrolled once they clicked on the link.
From Time • Jul. 25, 2016
Hapless one! with heart filled with sorrow, Lonely amid thy mates, Thy spirit sullen to the end Thou shalt behold the fondling mothers.
From Lectures on Russian Literature Pushkin, Gogol, Turgenef, Tolstoy by Panin, Ivan
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