misfortunes

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When manager Arne Slot and Liverpool look back at this season, a crazy January afternoon when they drew 2-2 at Fulham will go a long way to summing up their misfortunes.

From BBC • Jan. 4, 2026

Practical advice from one Charles Dickens in “Sketches by Boz”: “Reflect upon your present blessings—of which every man has many—not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 26, 2025

The human condition includes a vast array of unavoidable misfortunes.

From Salon • Oct. 23, 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

Too many people, in my opinion, maintain a “Why me?” attitude toward their misfortunes.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos