ill-fated

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Based on the real, ill-fated 1970 lunar mission, Ron Howard’s “Apollo 13” turns a failed trip to the moon into a slow-building fight to get home.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

The United States is a lot more than deadly weaponry and ill-fated military interventions.

From Salon • Mar. 18, 2026

Ian McGuire’s historical thriller, Anna Mundow writes, “transports us to a time and place as solid as the ill-fated rock.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

Salesforce, down 19% this month, is another ill-fated enterprise software story.

From Barron's • Jan. 30, 2026

The discovery of the historic document led to further research in Europe, Brazil, and Mozambique in search of facts about the São José and its ill-fated voyage.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler