worst case

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At the trial, Natural England described the damage as the "worst case of riverside destruction" seen by the organisation.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

"It turns out it's not the worst case scenario."

From Science Daily • May 2, 2026

But Goldman analysts say the steep drop in valuations for information services stocks doesn’t reflect customers’ actual behaviors, but “a worst case disruption scenario.”

From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026

Despite the team's best World Cup performance in 23 years, the management of player contracts left some Scotland players with what they described as "probably the worst case of mental health" they had ever experienced.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

Then, in the worst case of bad timing imaginable, a Scoreboard alert flashed on my display, just a few seconds after I began to play through the final screen.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline