as in misfortune
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Noun
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When a child is harmed, her parent, in scrambling to make sense of her family’s sorrow and misfortune, may settle on blaming the person closest at hand.—
Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
7 July 2025 -
Some shook their legs nervously, others gave death glares to folks with the misfortune of sitting on creaky chairs.—
Omkar Khandekar,
NPR,
8 June 2025
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Los Angeles Chargers running back Najee Harris was involved in a fireworks mishap at a Fourth of July event, agent Doug Hendrickson said Thursday.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
11 July 2025
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Players try to see who can cover the most mileage while foiling opponents with mishaps like accidents and red lights.—
Simon Hill,
Wired News,
11 July 2025
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“Unluckiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unluckiness. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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