bad news
noun
plural in form but singular in construction
: one that is troublesome, unwelcome, or dangerous
stay away from him, he's bad news
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This environment creates a workplace where employees arrive each day bracing for bad news.
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Caroline Castrillon, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
This is very bad news for Ukraine and the Ukrainian people.
—Dmytro Razumkov, Time, 16 Sep. 2025
So bad news about the economy has certainly been good news for stocks in recent months.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2025
That’s bad news for shoppers already living on the edge financially.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 12 Sep. 2025
That means there’s potentially good news and bad news here for Chiefs fans wondering why Fulton played only 23 percent of the defensive snaps in Week 1.
—Jesse Newell, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
However, more bad news came on Wednesday.
—Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
This was bad news for its human occupants, Jack and Janet Smurl along with their four daughters and his parents.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2025
The rookie catcher was prepared to be told more bad news than that.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 7 Sep. 2025
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Caroline Castrillon, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
This is very bad news for Ukraine and the Ukrainian people.
—Dmytro Razumkov, Time, 16 Sep. 2025
So bad news about the economy has certainly been good news for stocks in recent months.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2025
That’s bad news for shoppers already living on the edge financially.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 12 Sep. 2025
That means there’s potentially good news and bad news here for Chiefs fans wondering why Fulton played only 23 percent of the defensive snaps in Week 1.
—Jesse Newell, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
However, more bad news came on Wednesday.
—Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
This was bad news for its human occupants, Jack and Janet Smurl along with their four daughters and his parents.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2025
The rookie catcher was prepared to be told more bad news than that.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 7 Sep. 2025
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“Bad news.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bad%20news. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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