worst-case
adjective
: involving, projecting, or providing for the worst possible circumstances or outcome of a given situation
a worst-case scenario
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Still, the privacy inherent in private credit often leaves an information vacuum that observers fill with worst-case scenarios.
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Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 6 Mar. 2026
The combination of a weak economy and high inflation is a worst-case scenario for investors because the Federal Reserve has no good tool to fix both problems at the same time.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
For a few minutes in the second half of Tuesday’s 116-108 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder, the Chicago Bulls seemed to be facing a worst-case scenario.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2026
The deal provides a massive windfall for Roivant and two of its portfolio companies, which have not managed to turn lipid nanoparticles into drugs themselves, and avoids a worst-case scenario for Moderna.
—Ed Silverman, STAT, 4 Mar. 2026
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Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 6 Mar. 2026
The combination of a weak economy and high inflation is a worst-case scenario for investors because the Federal Reserve has no good tool to fix both problems at the same time.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
For a few minutes in the second half of Tuesday’s 116-108 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder, the Chicago Bulls seemed to be facing a worst-case scenario.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2026
The deal provides a massive windfall for Roivant and two of its portfolio companies, which have not managed to turn lipid nanoparticles into drugs themselves, and avoids a worst-case scenario for Moderna.
—Ed Silverman, STAT, 4 Mar. 2026
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“Worst-case.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/worst-case. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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