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as in unfortunate
having, prone to, or marked by bad luck
the unlucky campers had rain all week I'm so unlucky I don't bother to play the lottery an unlucky throw of the dice
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as in tragic
of a kind to cause great distress
the settlers made the unlucky decision to cross the dangerous mountain pass in the middle of winter
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Recent Examples of unlucky
The event got out of hand quickly: Police ordered the crowd of thousands of Chalamet zealots and content creators to disperse, even arresting one unlucky contestant.
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Michael Savio, Vulture, 15 Nov. 2024
Takeaways How Lando Norris' F1 title push faltered due to a gamble and an unlucky red flag
What is the New York City Marathon like from within the course?
—New York Times, 3 Nov. 2024
That unlucky player was Vidmar, which was an unfortunate turn of events for the players back at camp counting on her to execute a blindside.
—Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2024
The foreman is unlucky to be found by Hansu, who is infuriated not only with him but with himself.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 13 Sep. 2024
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Michael Savio, Vulture, 15 Nov. 2024
Takeaways How Lando Norris' F1 title push faltered due to a gamble and an unlucky red flag
What is the New York City Marathon like from within the course?
—New York Times, 3 Nov. 2024
That unlucky player was Vidmar, which was an unfortunate turn of events for the players back at camp counting on her to execute a blindside.
—Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2024
The foreman is unlucky to be found by Hansu, who is infuriated not only with him but with himself.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 13 Sep. 2024
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Absentees from injury are unfortunate, suspensions less so.Simon Johnson, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
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The unfortunate trend is certainly concerning for a Lions team that is hoping to make a deep playoff run.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
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Obituaries Toni Morrison dead at 88: ‘Beloved’ author captured tragic and joyful complexion of life and race Aug. 6, 2019 As a winner of seven NAACP awards and countless more accolades for her achievements in poetry — Giovanni helped up-and-coming writers.Astrid Kayembe, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
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This tragic incident has drawn attention to the broader issue of chronic pain, which affects millions of Americans and is often linked to significant mental and emotional distress.Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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Some artists and publishers are unhappy with the way their content is being scraped freely by companies like OpenAI and Google to train their large language models — AI models trained on huge quantities of data to generate humanlike responses.Ryan Browne, CNBC, 17 Dec. 2024
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Cronin — who had to cancel some summer shows this year due to unspecified health issues — further acknowledges that there’s acrimony between he and Hall, and he’s been unhappy with some of the social media discourse blaming him for the end of the REO Speedwagon name.Gary Graff, Billboard, 16 Dec. 2024
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“Unlucky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unlucky. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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