misfortunes
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As North Korea’s hagiographers rewrote history, they held American missionaries responsible for the country’s misfortunes, while state-sponsored novels, plays and museums depicted them as jackals who subjected Koreans to vile human experiments.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026
The human condition includes a vast array of unavoidable misfortunes.
From Salon • Oct. 23, 2025
His said his mum taught him and his two brothers to "raise our expectations", "never to be victims" and not dwell on misfortunes.
From BBC • Oct. 24, 2024
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
“But you remember me,” said the boy, the architect of all her misfortunes.
From "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman
