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The phrase "a bad direction" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a course of action or guidance that is not favorable or appropriate.
Example: "The team's decision to cut funding for the project was a bad direction that ultimately led to its failure."
Alternatives: "a poor choice" or "an unfavorable path".
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"This is a government turning in a bad direction".
And things had been going in a bad direction.
It's how we know that the world is headed in a bad direction.
It is a bad direction that our culture is going in.
"I wouldn't say we're headed in a bad direction," Sprewell said.
"I think we're going in a bad direction on inflation," Mr. Tobias said.
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"Even if everyone is going in one direction in a bad way, you do what is right and moral.
It would be a very bad direction to go back to 1694.
"This moves us back in a very bad direction," said Mr. Jones, who participated in the experiments at Holmesburg in 1966 and after his release played a pivotal role in lobbying to get the regulations passed.
"That will always be down to the chairman and the ownership to make those decisions if the situation is going in a really bad direction and you can't see any chance of changing it.
Film historian Paul Mavis called the film "a pathetically undernourished effort", feeling the film was plagued with a bad plot, bad acting, bad direction, and bad special effects.
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