the bad

noun

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

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This too, economists have warned, may feed into the bad news narrative at play. Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 19 Nov. 2025 After all, the bad actors are not going away. James P. Rubin, Foreign Affairs, 19 Nov. 2025 The Red Raiders are blowing out the good and the bad. Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Nov. 2025 These events — the good ones and the bad ones — show our little show-family at its closest. Shirley Halperin, Rolling Stone, 13 Nov. 2025 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 25 Nov. 2025.

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