most ill-starred
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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 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
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
