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- Lead-in to some bad news
- Lead-in to a letdown
- It may precede bad news
- Concerned opener
- Bad news preceeder
- Apprehensive lead-in
- "What concerns me is ..."
- "What concerns me is ... "
- "There is some concern ... "
- "The bad news is ... "
- "Sadly, it looks like..."
- "My concern is that ..."
- "My concern is ..."
- "Methinks," before bad news
- "It's not looking good ..."
- "It's my worry . . ."
- "It distresses me to say..."
- "Here comes the bad news ..."
- "Hate to say this..."
- "Hate to say this ..."
- "Hate to say this . . ."
- "Hate to break it to you..."
- "Don't you love farce? My fault, ___ ..." ("Send in the Clowns" lyric)
- ____ the worst
- "Alas ..."
- Start to a bit of bad news
- "Sadly ..."
- Lead-in to bad news
- "___ the worst ..."
- "Sad to say . . ."
- "Sorry to say ..."
- "Sorry to say . . ."
- Worrier's words
- "Sorry to say..."
- "Sadly ... "
- Words of apprehension
- Worried words
- "This isn't looking good"
- "It's my concern ..."
- "My concern is ... "
- "It's my concern . . ."
- "Bad news"
- "Alas, . . ."
- Tag of trepidation
- Starting part of a bit of bad news
- Start of a bit of bad news
- Pessimistic intro