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It would be very unfortunate if, out of solicitude for the banking system, the Fed were to slow down its rate of interest-rate increase beyond what was appropriate given the credit contraction. – Mohamed El-Erian	Found on CNN 1 year ago
It seems like they went above and beyond [with layoffs] and, to an extent, they had to because Musk overpaid for an acquisition where the debt that he’s got to pay off is significant, it’s an unfortunate situation. – Angelo Zino	Found on CNN 1 year ago
I thought it was important for me to clarify the unfortunate remarks I made earlier, in no way did I intend to downplay the seriousness of this situation or the tragedy of that night. – Nate Oats	Found on CNN 1 year ago
The timing of these exercises is particularly unfortunate and will focus the world’s attention on South Africa during the anniversary of the war. I don’t think Western nations are going to let this one slide, it is very disturbing, that South Africa is hosting a military exercise with the country – an aggressor, invader – that is using its military force against a peaceful country, bringing destruction and trying to eliminate the Ukrainian Nation. – Steven Gruzd	Found on CNN 1 year ago
It is deeply unfortunate as this latest instance appears to be a clear cut case of vendetta, coming within weeks of a documentary aired by the BBC. – The Press	Found on CNN 1 year ago
It’s unfortunate that this situation is still going on. It’s also disappointing, we will take a look and see if the companies are taking advantage of any exceptions to the law. There have been many exceptions added since our case in 2019 and they eat up the rule. – Edward Browne	Found on CNN 1 year ago
One unfortunate omission from the White House Blueprint is any administrative action to hold corporate landlords accountable for egregious, predatory and often unlawful behavior during and since the pandemic. – Diane Yentel	Found on CNN 1 year ago
There is a tremendous power imbalance in our housing system that tilts heavily in favor of landlords at the expense of low-income and other marginalized renters, putting families at greater risk of housing instability and homelessness and fueling racial inequity. one unfortunate omission from the White House Blueprint is any administrative action to hold corporate landlords accountable for egregious, predatory and often unlawful behavior during and since the pandemic. – Diane Yentel	Found on CNN 1 year ago
It's unfortunate and truly hurtful to hear that a fellow RNC member would misuse a private conversation and completely twist it against me for personal or political gain, as chair of the RNC Faith Advisory Board, I am proud to have led the charge, alongside fellow RNC members, to engage with voters from all faiths and religions. – Tamara Scott	Found on FOX News 1 year ago
I think it’s particularly unfortunate for borrowers that the political fight over loan forgiveness has resulted in flat funding this year, wherever the cracks start to show, borrowers are going to be impacted. – Jonathan Fansmith	Found on CNN 1 year ago
The unfortunate reality is that there are more than a dozen states right now where abortion is illegal or close to fully illegal, it is banned. And unfortunately, just like people are forced to do now, it is likely that some people in states where abortion is banned may choose to travel to another state to seek medication abortion, we don’t believe that anyone should be forced to travel in that way, and certainly, as this moves forward, there are a lot of very smart lawyers who are looking at the question of how they’ll be incorporated into drugstores and pharmacy chains, and where that can happen – and how these different federal and state provisions interplay. – Andrea Miller	Found on CNN 1 year ago
I regret the tone and content of these texts … I really find my language imprudent and my choices of sending the context of these emails unfortunate. – Ginni Thomas	Found on CNN 1 year ago
I was told it was much cleaner than it could have been, it's very disappointing, but injuries happen. Can't necessarily control it. Just unfortunate. I'm obviously going to miss some time and not be there for my team and that's what hurts more than anything, especially after the start that we just put out there. – Dak Prescott	Found on CNN 1 year ago
it is really unfortunate to see a young child in the west talking about the climate crisis much better than the environment ministers in countries like ours – AMYNE E. QASEM	added by Aeqasem 1 year ago
It didn't seem to set off any alarms, and I think part of Columbia University Medical Center was that this is a happily married man, works in an office. He had no reported risk factors that would have raised someone's concern, which is unfortunate. – Daniel Griffin	Found on CNN 1 year ago
For us as pharmacists, one of our biggest responsibilities is ensuring the safe and effective use of medications, and right now, with so much uncertainty around health care professionals' legal liability, it's really unfortunate how many patients are having access issues. – Michael Murphy	Found on CNN 1 year ago
I think that the criminal justice system sometimes dishes out a very heavy hand when the offender is someone of note, whether that be someone that is on television, an athlete or someone that is known to the general public, i believe that oftentimes, and it's unfortunate, but oftentimes the criminal justice system seeks to make an example of individuals like that. – Leonard Jr.	Found on FOX News 1 year ago
Unless we can keep attractants out of tents, almost any bear that happens by there is going to end up in the camp and in tents, it’s a very unfortunate situation. – Dave Battle	Found on FOX News 1 year ago
It’s unfortunate that Gascon is spending so much time and money litigating against his own front-line prosecutors and challenging California’s Three Strikes law, which is well-established and supported by the majority of California voters, especially as he faces a likely recall. – The Democrat	Found on FOX News 1 year ago
It is unfortunate the climate we’re working under … where the entire criminal-justice apparatus has turned away from the public and the rights of the public to live safe in their city. – Eric Adams	Found on FOX News 1 year ago
It’s terribly unfortunate that we live in an age when we need to compromise our value of openness for the threat of violence, but that is just the reality at the moment. – Rabbi Jon Leener	Found on FOX News 1 year ago
I think it's taken a bit of time for the White House to just tap into how furious we are particularly as women and pregnant people and people who have had abortions or might have an abortion and that's unfortunate. – Pramila Jayapal	Found on CNN 1 year ago
It’s all in whatever level I’m willing to take. It’s just another unfortunate circumstance for him, i think it’s just that everyone has their different tolerance levels certainly, but you guys know I’ve reached my peak. – Denny Hamlin	Found on FOX News 1 year ago
It's unfortunate that this woman had died. Certainly, from a personal standpoint, that’s very difficult, i’m not going to comment on the details of her circumstances. – Marie Milie Jones	Found on FOX News 1 year ago

It would be very unfortunate if, out of solicitude for the banking system, the Fed were to slow down its rate of interest-rate increase beyond what was appropriate given the credit contraction.

– Mohamed El-Erian

Found on CNN
1 year ago

It seems like they went above and beyond [with layoffs] and, to an extent, they had to because Musk overpaid for an acquisition where the debt that he’s got to pay off is significant, it’s an unfortunate situation.

– Angelo Zino

Found on CNN
1 year ago

I thought it was important for me to clarify the unfortunate remarks I made earlier, in no way did I intend to downplay the seriousness of this situation or the tragedy of that night.

– Nate Oats

Found on CNN
1 year ago

The timing of these exercises is particularly unfortunate and will focus the world’s attention on South Africa during the anniversary of the war. I don’t think Western nations are going to let this one slide, it is very disturbing, that South Africa is hosting a military exercise with the country – an aggressor, invader – that is using its military force against a peaceful country, bringing destruction and trying to eliminate the Ukrainian Nation.

– Steven Gruzd

Found on CNN
1 year ago

It is deeply unfortunate as this latest instance appears to be a clear cut case of vendetta, coming within weeks of a documentary aired by the BBC.

– The Press

Found on CNN
1 year ago

It’s unfortunate that this situation is still going on. It’s also disappointing, we will take a look and see if the companies are taking advantage of any exceptions to the law. There have been many exceptions added since our case in 2019 and they eat up the rule.

– Edward Browne

Found on CNN
1 year ago

One unfortunate omission from the White House Blueprint is any administrative action to hold corporate landlords accountable for egregious, predatory and often unlawful behavior during and since the pandemic.

– Diane Yentel

Found on CNN
1 year ago

There is a tremendous power imbalance in our housing system that tilts heavily in favor of landlords at the expense of low-income and other marginalized renters, putting families at greater risk of housing instability and homelessness and fueling racial inequity. one unfortunate omission from the White House Blueprint is any administrative action to hold corporate landlords accountable for egregious, predatory and often unlawful behavior during and since the pandemic.

– Diane Yentel

Found on CNN
1 year ago

It's unfortunate and truly hurtful to hear that a fellow RNC member would misuse a private conversation and completely twist it against me for personal or political gain, as chair of the RNC Faith Advisory Board, I am proud to have led the charge, alongside fellow RNC members, to engage with voters from all faiths and religions.

– Tamara Scott

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

I think it’s particularly unfortunate for borrowers that the political fight over loan forgiveness has resulted in flat funding this year, wherever the cracks start to show, borrowers are going to be impacted.

– Jonathan Fansmith

Found on CNN
1 year ago

The unfortunate reality is that there are more than a dozen states right now where abortion is illegal or close to fully illegal, it is banned. And unfortunately, just like people are forced to do now, it is likely that some people in states where abortion is banned may choose to travel to another state to seek medication abortion, we don’t believe that anyone should be forced to travel in that way, and certainly, as this moves forward, there are a lot of very smart lawyers who are looking at the question of how they’ll be incorporated into drugstores and pharmacy chains, and where that can happen – and how these different federal and state provisions interplay.

– Andrea Miller

Found on CNN
1 year ago

I regret the tone and content of these texts … I really find my language imprudent and my choices of sending the context of these emails unfortunate.

– Ginni Thomas

Found on CNN
1 year ago

I was told it was much cleaner than it could have been, it's very disappointing, but injuries happen. Can't necessarily control it. Just unfortunate. I'm obviously going to miss some time and not be there for my team and that's what hurts more than anything, especially after the start that we just put out there.

– Dak Prescott

Found on CNN
1 year ago

it is really unfortunate to see a young child in the west talking about the climate crisis much better than the environment ministers in countries like ours

– AMYNE E. QASEM

added by Aeqasem
1 year ago

It didn't seem to set off any alarms, and I think part of Columbia University Medical Center was that this is a happily married man, works in an office. He had no reported risk factors that would have raised someone's concern, which is unfortunate.

– Daniel Griffin

Found on CNN
1 year ago

For us as pharmacists, one of our biggest responsibilities is ensuring the safe and effective use of medications, and right now, with so much uncertainty around health care professionals' legal liability, it's really unfortunate how many patients are having access issues.

– Michael Murphy

Found on CNN
1 year ago

I think that the criminal justice system sometimes dishes out a very heavy hand when the offender is someone of note, whether that be someone that is on television, an athlete or someone that is known to the general public, i believe that oftentimes, and it's unfortunate, but oftentimes the criminal justice system seeks to make an example of individuals like that.

– Leonard Jr.

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

Unless we can keep attractants out of tents, almost any bear that happens by there is going to end up in the camp and in tents, it’s a very unfortunate situation.

– Dave Battle

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

It’s unfortunate that Gascon is spending so much time and money litigating against his own front-line prosecutors and challenging California’s Three Strikes law, which is well-established and supported by the majority of California voters, especially as he faces a likely recall.

– The Democrat

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

It is unfortunate the climate we’re working under … where the entire criminal-justice apparatus has turned away from the public and the rights of the public to live safe in their city.

– Eric Adams

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

It’s terribly unfortunate that we live in an age when we need to compromise our value of openness for the threat of violence, but that is just the reality at the moment.

– Rabbi Jon Leener

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

I think it's taken a bit of time for the White House to just tap into how furious we are particularly as women and pregnant people and people who have had abortions or might have an abortion and that's unfortunate.

– Pramila Jayapal

Found on CNN
1 year ago

It’s all in whatever level I’m willing to take. It’s just another unfortunate circumstance for him, i think it’s just that everyone has their different tolerance levels certainly, but you guys know I’ve reached my peak.

– Denny Hamlin

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

It's unfortunate that this woman had died. Certainly, from a personal standpoint, that’s very difficult, i’m not going to comment on the details of her circumstances.

– Marie Milie Jones

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

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