misfortune
noun
bad luck
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adjective
if you are unlucky, something bad happens to you, or something good does not happen, especially by chance
having a long period of difficulty finding work and earning money
unable to have or do something that you wanted
a period of time when good/bad things happen to you
used for saying that something bad happened because you are not a lucky person
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using the Internet where you work, during working hours, for activities which are not work-related
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Open Dictionary
… to reveal a small part of your intentions in order to attract support, without actually committing yourself to doing anything
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