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mishap

[mis-hap, mis-hap] / ˈmɪs hæp, mɪsˈhæp /


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Mishap No. 4: With the game still tied at 10-10, the Huskies again lost the ball on the snap, which Colorado recovered on Washington’s 12.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 20, 2021

A two-sentence story published four days later in The New York Times under the headline "Dylan Hurt in Cycle Mishap" said he was under a doctor's care.

From US News • Jul. 28, 2016

He steps into the chute wearing a white stetson and mounts a bull called Mishap.

From The Guardian • Jan. 25, 2016

This explains his delayed intervention in both preventing the stall and recovering the Mishap Aircraft.

From Time • Oct. 30, 2013

An Unintended Mishap "It is a curious thought, but it is only when you see people looking ridiculous that you realize just how much you love them."

From Any Coincidence Is by Callahan, Daniel




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