the bad

noun

: the unpleasant things that happen to people
You have to take the good with the bad.

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On the good days, on the bad days, just continuing to do it every single day. Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 31 Jan. 2025 The good with the bad Digitized hiring processes are not all bad, with the CDT finding positives like being able to see a question in advance as part of preparation or asynchronously complete parts of the test. Rachel Curry, CNBC, 30 Jan. 2025 And were the good ones really so good that the bad ones were worth it? Sheila Heti, The New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2025 Less than an hour after full time, manager Avram Grant was given the bad news by co-owners David Sullivan and David Gold, along with vice-chairman Karren Brady. Roshane Thomas, The Athletic, 20 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for the bad 

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“The bad.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20bad. Accessed 7 Feb. 2025.

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