untoward
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He has two working parents with education and access to all the information in the world and nothing that untoward might happen to his individual children.
From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026
Is she doing something untoward with his money?
From MarketWatch • Dec. 15, 2025
“I just know,” she insists, “something untoward has happened.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025
That a single internal error could introduce an unbacked $300 trillion into the crypto ecosystem, even if briefly and with no untoward effects, makes clear that not all of crypto benefits from decentralization.
From Barron's • Oct. 16, 2025
The car was half full, enough people that she could call for help if she needed, but not so full that the crowd would hide anything untoward.
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
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