ill-fated
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I was a bit older when I encountered Bram Stoker’s “Dracula,” which opens in the seaside town of Whitby, where cliffs overlook the sea in which the ill-fated ship Demeter meets its end.
From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026
Turner joined the company and stayed with it through its ill-fated January 2000 merger with America Online before leaving in 2003.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026
The United States is a lot more than deadly weaponry and ill-fated military interventions.
From Salon • Mar. 18, 2026
On the Tuesday there was an ill-fated attempt to cross the land border with Oman to catch a flight from the capital Muscat.
From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026
But Chix Verbil’s ill-fated quest to impress the dames is, once again, another story.
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
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