bad luck
idiom
—used in speech to show sympathy for someone who has failed or has been disappointed
"I didn't get the job." "Bad luck!"
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But Robyn Murphy, BOPA’s interim CEO and board chair predicted that 2025 will break that streak of bad luck.
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Mary Carole McCauley, Baltimore Sun, 8 Jan. 2025
There was an element of bad luck with the latter two decisions — the Southampton penalty was right on the edge of the area, and the sending-off a debatable denial of a goalscoring opportunity — but mistakes are creeping into his game.
—Andy Jones, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
This is bad luck for the once-great Pro Bowl quarterback.
—James Brizuela, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
MacKay, who had an extended run of bad luck as a candidate, might have won but for a flood of voters who bypassed the Senate race in Broward, Dade, Hillsborough and Palm Beach counties, all of them solidly Democratic then.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 4 Jan. 2025
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Mary Carole McCauley, Baltimore Sun, 8 Jan. 2025
There was an element of bad luck with the latter two decisions — the Southampton penalty was right on the edge of the area, and the sending-off a debatable denial of a goalscoring opportunity — but mistakes are creeping into his game.
—Andy Jones, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
This is bad luck for the once-great Pro Bowl quarterback.
—James Brizuela, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
MacKay, who had an extended run of bad luck as a candidate, might have won but for a flood of voters who bypassed the Senate race in Broward, Dade, Hillsborough and Palm Beach counties, all of them solidly Democratic then.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 4 Jan. 2025
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“Bad luck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bad%20luck. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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