bungling
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As outlined in a 1991 Boston Globe investigation called Bungling the Basics, Boston police routinely mishandled crime scenes, collected scant evidence, and relied too heavily on eyewitness testimony.
From The Guardian • Nov. 11, 2020
Bungling Inspector Clouseau once again seeks the Pink Panther diamond and maddens his boss.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 11, 2019
It refers to the director general as "Gormless George" and "Bungling Entwistle".
From BBC • Nov. 11, 2012
Bungling Warsaw planners pegged meat prices so low that workers, with extra money to spend, ate more and more.
From Time Magazine Archive
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Bungling moves we made, as you see, and sometimes did not know whose move it was.
From The Cavalier by Cable, George Washington