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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Part of that is the shift in buying habits, part of it is bad luck for Mega Millions, which has not had as many long runs between big prizes that drives up the size of the jackpot.
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Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 13 Dec. 2025
Ted is optimistic that this budding romance is the beginning of his Christmas comeback, but his looming holiday bad luck still has a few curveballs in store for him.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Dec. 2025
Money woes will slowly leave you, as will that cloying streak of bad luck.
—Snehaa Khanna Sahgal, Vogue, 26 Nov. 2025
The fact that Gray’s FIP was nearly a full run better than his actual ERA suggests his numbers were victimized by bad luck and poor defense.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 26 Nov. 2025
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Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 13 Dec. 2025
Ted is optimistic that this budding romance is the beginning of his Christmas comeback, but his looming holiday bad luck still has a few curveballs in store for him.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Dec. 2025
Money woes will slowly leave you, as will that cloying streak of bad luck.
—Snehaa Khanna Sahgal, Vogue, 26 Nov. 2025
The fact that Gray’s FIP was nearly a full run better than his actual ERA suggests his numbers were victimized by bad luck and poor defense.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 26 Nov. 2025
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“Bad luck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bad%20luck. Accessed 21 Dec. 2025.
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