misfortune

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Even the way that she reacts to her misfortune — and a lot of it is self-inflicted — feels like a past version of me, or a low-vibrational version of me.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

Normally, others misfortune isn’t something I pile on, but oh, did that woman earn some scorn.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

This is her first medal since Pyeongchang 2018 and follows her Beijing 2022 misfortune, and it matches the medal she won as a teenager at Sochi 2014.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026

Scrum coach Tom Harrison confirmed Feyi-Waboso's misfortune, with Tom Roebuck set to fill in on the right wing at Allianz Stadium, Twickenham.

From BBC • Feb. 6, 2026

“No, this is what I want, but it is my misfortune instead to be hungry, out of humor, and too stupid to be a midwife’s apprentice.”

From "The Midwife's Apprentice" by Karen Cushman