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
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
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
Maybe I could get lost in someone else’s misfortunes for a change.
From "Bodega Dreams" by Ernesto Quinonez
