misfortunes

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Despite all of her misfortunes, self-inflicted or otherwise, Allen held her head high, beating the notoriously brutal British tabloids at their own game — or, at the very least, becoming a formative opponent.

From Salon • Oct. 29, 2025

Some observers attributed Milei’s misfortunes to his tough austerity program, which brought down inflation but so far has failed to attract investments and create new jobs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 25, 2025

Is it too simplistic to point to the disallowed goal as evidence of Celtic's misfortunes, or were they just second best against the side seventh in Portugal's top flight?

From BBC • Oct. 2, 2025

Still, Ms. Bofill rarely expressed regret and tried to be lighthearted in talking about her misfortunes in interviews.

From New York Times • Jun. 17, 2024

What he read was that I was an honest man, a steadily employed, tireless worker, loyal to the firm that employed him, well liked, and sympathetic to the misfortunes of others.

From "The Stranger" by Albert Camus