Bad luck
Bad luck noun - An unfortunate state resulting from unfavorable outcomes.
Shot
Shot noun - A directed propelling of a missile by a firearm or artillery piece.
Both terms in one sentence
- Achilles' blasphemy tends to be followed by bad luck, and of course he is shot in both the heel and the chest when he dies, so we still don't know which arrow killed him.
Source: Demythtification -
No Antagonist: There's the Hood and some one-shot villains, but there are also many episodes where the accident is down to pure bad luck or innocent mistakes.
Source: Series / Thunderbirds - There was a case of a stray shot fired at a British Army rifle range in Yorkshire, which missed the target, over-shot the butts behind, and by appalling bad luck killed a woman who was walking her dog - nearly a mile away.
Source: Disappearing Bullets
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