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Recent Examples of hapless And what happened to your hapless flack, Dave Traub? Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 29 Mar. 2025 The second half follows Molly, who with her constant laugh and resolute nature cuts a different figure than the ambling, hapless Edward. Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 28 Mar. 2025 The Sox made that dubious history, anyway, last year and finished with one more loss than the hapless 1962 New York Mets. Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2025 An asymmetrical horror-survival game pitting members of the Slaughter Family against their hapless victims. Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for hapless

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“Hapless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hapless. Accessed 17 Apr. 2025.

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