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Metcalf: When I’m doing it, I have a vision of what it looks like, and it’s never anything like that and it shakes me up in a bad way.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 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

From his seat in the upper deck, Jack Barno, who went to the game with high school buddies, could see things were escalating in a bad way.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 3, 2024

It smells funny in a way that tickles my nose, but not in a bad way.

From "Born Behind Bars" by Padma Venkatraman