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Adverb
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But as soon as their baby is born, despite the reassurance of all around her, Saga knows there’s something terribly wrong with her son.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
14 Feb. 2026 -
The plot weaves together elements of romance, family drama and feminist struggle against the backdrop of a space walk gone terribly awry.—
Brianne Kane,
Scientific American,
13 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Unless things go horribly wrong.—
Andrea Flores,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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When their plan to book a show at the Rivoli goes horribly wrong, Matt and Jay (Matt Johnson, Jay McCarrol) accidentally travel back to the year 2008.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
15 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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College coaching doesn’t always translate to the NFL, but the competition and stakes of the SEC come awfully close.—
Nicki Jhabvala,
New York Times,
12 Feb. 2026
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The new club opening in Fort Worth is in an awfully competitive landscape.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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That’s another company with a stock that acts dreadfully.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
25 Jan. 2026
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Shin Godzilla, written and directed by Hideaki Anno of Neon Genesis Evangelion fame, comes the closest because it’s inspired by its own all-too-recent tragedy and feels dreadfully specific in its metaphor.—
James Grebey,
Vulture,
9 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Obviously, this development is bad for Illinois, especially the northwest suburbs of Chicagoland, which loses tax revenue and fun action aplenty, and the optics of not closing the deal also reflects poorly on Pritzker and might well haunt his presidential bid.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Feb. 2026
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Opposition parties attacked the government and the prime minister for poorly managing the global summit.—
Aditya Soni,
USA Today,
19 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Despite the robotic-like confidence coming from the Kremlin’s top policymakers and propagandists, the Russian army’s territorial gains over the last year have been abysmally small.—
Daniel DePetris,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Feb. 2026
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Four months after his death, a handful of late 1960s recordings Marley and the Wailers cut for American soul singer Johnny Nash and his business partner, Danny Sims, were rushed out on a slapdash compilation, abysmally titled Chances Are–the first cash-in of many to come.—
Eric Harvey,
Pitchfork,
18 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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The decision on the next chief executive at Disney comes almost four years after the company’s choice to replace Iger went disastrously, forcing Iger back into the job.—
Michelle Chapman,
Fortune,
4 Feb. 2026
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Any attempt to discipline Romero could backfire disastrously and have a negative impact on the dressing room dynamic, not to mention how badly fans would likely react.—
Jay Harris,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Taking just the bare stats into consideration, Rooney's managerial career has been defined by a horrendously low win rate, but that is in addition to a spate of embarrassing off-field antics.—
Zak Garner-Purkis,
Forbes.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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