unfortunate
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"Unfortunate ending for me, but to be honest I had absolutely nothing left in me," he said.
From Barron's • Jan. 30, 2026
"It's a bit of a mess at the moment balance-wise. Unfortunate to have not got through. Same old."
From BBC • May 3, 2025
Unfortunate errors and all, Universal certainly has made a massive effort to live up to its source material’s fame with its ubiquitous rollout.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2024
“These are two really good basketball teams. Unfortunate they are meeting this early. Everyone that’s left now is really good. LSU is certainly that. It’s going to be highly emotional and highly competitive.”
From Seattle Times • Mar. 30, 2024
“You always grow too attached to your students. Unfortunate how few of them ever realize that.”
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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