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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

"I don't think there's an overwhelming trend that things are in a bad way," Piastri said.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2025

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

From Salon ● May 23, 2025

“It makes me feel like I’m not invisible, but not in a bad way like when people sing ‘Happy Birthday’ to you in public and you want to drop through the floor.

From "Sparrow" by Sarah Moon


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