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A Spock-like economic wonk used to the civilized stone halls of the New York Federal Reserve bank, Geithner was dragged in 2009 into one of the most ill-starred tenures of any modern US treasury Secretary.

From The Guardian • Jan. 10, 2013

The Wilson campaign will probably be remembered as one of the most ill-starred presidential bids in history.

From Time Magazine Archive

But the most ill-starred horse of any sex this year was a filly, a most exceptionable filly.

From Time Magazine Archive

The love of parents for their children is, of all natural affections, the most ill-starred.

From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 16 (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis

The Steptoe expedition was the most ill-starred event in the whole history of the North-west, unless we except that of the destruction of the Tonquin.

From The Columbia River Its History, Its Myths, Its Scenery, Its Commerce by Lyman, William Denison