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Calculated Shard: 122 (from laksa065)

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curl -X POST \
  'http://laksa122.int.ahrefs:8124/' \
  -H 'Content-Type: text/plain' \
  -H 'X-ClickHouse-Database: crawler3' \
  -H 'Authorization: Basic YXBpOg==' \
  -d 'SELECT getAhrefsURLFromUnparsed(src_unparsed) AS found_url, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(download_stamp), 0) AS crawl_time, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(props_url_first_seen), 0) AS first_indexed_time, download_http_code AS http_code, src_unparsed AS src_unparsed, src_root_hash AS src_root_hash, history_drop_reason AS history_drop_reason, meta_title AS meta_title, meta_descriptions AS meta_descriptions, attrs_boilerpipe_text AS attrs_boilerpipe_text, attrs_markdown AS attrs_markdown, attrs_readable_markdown AS attrs_readable_markdown, meta_canonical AS meta_canonical FROM crawler3.page_info_local FINAL PREWHERE (src_root_hash, src_unparsed) IN ((getAhrefsRootHashFromUnparsed(getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bad%20hair%20day\')), getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bad%20hair%20day\'))) FORMAT JSONEachRow'

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Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.\n\n[![](https:\/\/www.merriam-webster.com\/dist-cross-dungarees\/2026-03-19--18-11-07-x3fra\/images\/svg\/redesign\/copy-icon.svg)Copy Citation](https:\/\/www.merriam-webster.com\/dictionary\/bad%20hair%20day)\n\nLast Updated:\n\n10 Feb 2026\n\n\\- Updated example sentences\n\nLove words? 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One U.S. woman has hair problems that go way beyond such ordinary complaints as split ends.— *Science News*\n\nalso **:** a bad day **:** a day with many problems, annoyances, etc.\n\nWay back when Moses had that bad hair day on the mountain and broke the commandment tablets, I'm thinking when he put them all back together there was an 11th one missing. — Dwain Walden\n\nExamples of *bad hair day* in a Sentence\n\nRecent Examples on the Web\n\nExamples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage.   [Read More](https:\/\/www.merriam-webster.com\/dictionary\/bad%20hair%20day)  Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. 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Boilerpipe Text	informal : a day when one's hair is unattractive and unmanageable You think you've had a bad hair day ? One U.S. woman has hair problems that go way beyond such ordinary complaints as split ends. — Science News also : a bad day : a day with many problems, annoyances, etc. Way back when Moses had that bad hair day on the mountain and broke the commandment tablets, I'm thinking when he put them all back together there was an 11th one missing. — Dwain Walden Examples of bad hair day in a Sentence Recent Examples on the Web Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback . There’s nothing like a bad hair day to ruin your mojo. — Claire West, InStyle , 8 Feb. 2026 Having a bad hair day , Kimberly almost didn't go. — Hannah Kirby, jsonline.com , 30 Jan. 2026 The environments both inside and outside create a perfect storm for bad hair days . — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space , 29 Jan. 2026 Status Baseball Caps What better way to combat a bad hair day than with a baseball cap? — Hannah Jackson, Vogue , 19 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bad hair day Word History First Known Use 1970, in the meaning defined above Time Traveler The first known use of bad hair day was in 1970 Browse Nearby Words Cite this Entry Style “Bad hair day.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary , Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bad%20hair%20day. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026. Last Updated: 10 Feb 2026 - Updated example sentences Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free! Merriam-Webster unabridged More from Merriam-Webster Top Lookups
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Readable Markdown	informal : a day when one's hair is unattractive and unmanageable You think you've had a bad hair day? One U.S. woman has hair problems that go way beyond such ordinary complaints as split ends.— Science News also : a bad day : a day with many problems, annoyances, etc. Way back when Moses had that bad hair day on the mountain and broke the commandment tablets, I'm thinking when he put them all back together there was an 11th one missing. — Dwain Walden Examples of bad hair day in a Sentence Recent Examples on the Web Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. [Read More](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bad%20hair%20day) Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. [Send us feedback](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1GAQr3Kn1cURCVHUA82hAga1Wv8DCH0IuqDLRUrOpN7M/viewform?ts=63f4f653&entry.1515682415=https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary%2Fbad%20hair%20day). There’s nothing like a bad hair day to ruin your mojo. — Claire West, InStyle, 8 Feb. 2026 Having a bad hair day, Kimberly almost didn't go. — Hannah Kirby, jsonline.com, 30 Jan. 2026 The environments both inside and outside create a perfect storm for bad hair days. — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 29 Jan. 2026 Status Baseball Caps What better way to combat a bad hair day than with a baseball cap? — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 19 Nov. 2025 [See All Example Sentences for bad hair day](https://www.merriam-webster.com/sentences/bad%20hair%20day) Word History First Known Use 1970, in the meaning defined [above](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bad%20hair%20day#h1) Time Traveler The first known use of bad hair day was in 1970 Browse Nearby Words Cite this Entry Style “Bad hair day.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bad%20hair%20day. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026. Last Updated: 10 Feb 2026 - Updated example sentences Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free\! [Merriam-Webster unabridged](https://unabridged.merriam-webster.com/check-redirect-premium?utm_source=mw&utm_medium=inline-def&utm_campaign=evergreen&headword=bad%20hair%20day) More from Merriam-Webster Top Lookups
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