unfortunate
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It’s unfortunate and also highlights the shallow thinking of baseball Hall of Fame voters over several decades that Tommy John has not been inducted.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026
Speaking to Radio Times, external, Anderson added it was "very unfortunate" as the film was "doing really well in the UK – beyond my expectations".
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
But when that is the case, renting isn’t always an unfortunate necessity.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026
Should it happen, it would constitute what’s known in technical political-science jargon as a “disaster” for anyone unfortunate enough to be serving in Congress at the time.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
"Don't you get impertinent with me, Miss Honey!" the Trunchbull snapped, then she turned back to the unfortunate Wilfred.
From "Matilda" by Roald Dahl
Now that I’ve seen the show – me, and the few thousand other unfortunates rubbernecking at this terrible accident – I’m here to assure you that this was never about us.
From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2026
The variety of goals that the Japanese striker scores is astonishing, but all of them have one thing in common - speed of thought that bewilders the unfortunates tasked with the job of marking him.
From BBC ● Apr. 8, 2023
As for so many unfortunates before me, it was the big city and all its glittering temptations that brought about my ruin.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 17, 2020
“Bounteous Los Angeles saw to it yesterday that the unfortunates within her gates had reason to be thankful for at least one plate of hot, steaming turkey fit for a king,” a 1935 story said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 26, 2019
Most people probably enjoyed the close intimacy of the roaming band, but those unfortunates who incurred the hostility or mockery of their fellow band members probably suffered terribly.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
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