wrong way
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Traders in leveraged ETFs can quickly find themselves deep in a hole that’s difficult to climb out from when their bets go the wrong way.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 2, 2026
"They should avoid going down the wrong path in the wrong way, only to ultimately suffer the consequences themselves."
From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026
They did this in the wrong way and at the wrong point in the design process, such that they never managed to lock in a maximum cost limit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
She’s coming from Boston every weekend, and she’s rubbed a lot of people in town the wrong way.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
It was a game anyone could play, and at first, there seemed to be no right or wrong way to play it.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
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