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
It's a phrase that first ricocheted through Budapest during Hungary's ill-fated anti-communist uprising of 1956.
From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026
Police officers are analysing skid marks on Jupiter Island's 30mph South Beach Road to gauge the speed of the 82-time tour winner's car while attempting his ill-fated overtake manoeuvre.
From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026
The United States is a lot more than deadly weaponry and ill-fated military interventions.
From Salon • Mar. 18, 2026
From an early age, Kamookak had been fascinated with these tales, particularly those that had to do with John Franklin and his ill-fated expedition.
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
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