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"He was a 70-year-old non-Jewish man with a seriously broken leg, lying on cold, wet ground, and clearly in a bad way," she said.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

The market is in a bad way right now, as the economy faces plenty of risk.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

You’re almost subterranean, but not in a bad way.

From Salon • May 23, 2025

By many objective standards, the electric vehicle maker is in a bad way.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2024

“We’ll radio for a Patrol to collect the nag. It was in a bad way from the dead air, sir. It might not survive.”

From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer