After all, many veteran Silicon Valleyites would argue that the worst thing that ever happened to this town was that we got noticed by Washington.

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The worst thing that has happened to many old hotels is what has happened around them.

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Then I thought back to the worst thing that ever happened to me: my mom dying at age 48 of breast cancer.

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Having not won at Chelsea in the top flight since 1964 and winless away from home in the league in 15 months, the worst thing that could have happened to Fulham's hopes here was Fernando Torres' unanswered brace against the Blues on Sunday.

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This strikes him as the worst thing that has ever happened, and for a moment he sobs uncontrollably.

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This is the worst thing that has ever happened to me and I will never forget this so long as I live.

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