bad news
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The 49ers have a rock-solid run defense, and that’s bad news for a Falcons team that wants to control the game on the ground.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
AI stocks have been hit by worries about Anthropic's IPO but it isn't all bad news.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
This should be bad news for home values, especially as there is much more supply on the market than there was three years ago.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
But plague has, for a very long time, been shorthand for various kinds of bad news.
From Slate ● Oct. 8, 2026
“I’m not certain it is bad news, precisely,” August says, as though he is not sure how to explain.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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