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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 original 2000 comedy saw Stiller play the unlucky nurse, who embarks on a nightmarish visit to, well, meet the parents of his girlfriend, Pam, (Polo), before proposing.
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Shania Russell, EW.com, 10 Dec. 2024
Tickets will surely sell out, but don’t be completely discouraged—visit the standby line to claim the spot of whoever is unlucky enough to miss this show.
—The New Yorker, 6 Dec. 2024
There would be an outcry for the school that just missed, and finished an unlucky 13th.
—Greg Cote, Orlando Sentinel, 6 Dec. 2024
This phenomenon also coincides with Friday the 13th, typically considered an unlucky day in many Western cultures.
—Brandi D. Addison, Austin American-Statesman, 6 Dec. 2024
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Shania Russell, EW.com, 10 Dec. 2024
Tickets will surely sell out, but don’t be completely discouraged—visit the standby line to claim the spot of whoever is unlucky enough to miss this show.
—The New Yorker, 6 Dec. 2024
There would be an outcry for the school that just missed, and finished an unlucky 13th.
—Greg Cote, Orlando Sentinel, 6 Dec. 2024
This phenomenon also coincides with Friday the 13th, typically considered an unlucky day in many Western cultures.
—Brandi D. Addison, Austin American-Statesman, 6 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unlucky
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My role has not been to judge or point fingers at any party involved in this unfortunate situation.Arlyssa D. Becenti, The Arizona Republic, 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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The coroner’s report into the death of British TV doctor Michael Mosley has revealed further details into the tragic final moments of the popular presenter and writer on a Greek island holiday.Caroline Frost, Deadline, 22 Dec. 2024
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The new Metropolis Cinema location is located in Beirut’s Mar Mikhael district right across from where the tragic Beirut port blast occurred on Aug. 4, 2020 — one of the biggest non-nuclear explosions ever recorded — in which more than 200 people died.Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 21 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 31 Dec. 2024.
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