gaffe
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Vance’s latest gaffe — still looks and sounds like a war.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 4, 2026
He also tried to subtly rebut concerns among those who had watched the debate and were appalled by Graham’s gaffe.
From Slate ● Aug. 25, 2026
By 'Tom Ford and Smith', the club were referring to a gaffe made by Atleti president Enrique Cerezo earlier in the year when he named both as players for his side.
From BBC ● May 29, 2026
Granted, Becerra has had a hard week, with a gaffe with a reporter that went viral and a plea deal by a former aide in that case of money misappropriated from his dormant campaign account.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2026
Boats passed out of the harbor and into the harbor and each one slowed to remark on my sailing gaffe and give me advice.
From "Hole in My Life" by Jack Gantos
In Dokoupil’s first months on the job, the show’s gaffes have been memorialized in news reports.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
But Jospin tripped up in his 2002 presidential rematch against Chirac, making a number of gaffes, including a swipe at his opponent's age that was seen as below the belt.
From Barron's ● Mar. 23, 2026
The backups provided some cringeworthy moments in a 30-23 loss to the San Francisco 49ers — coach Jim Harbaugh’s old team — making some troubling gaffes in a sloppy second half in Santa Clara.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2025
Diplomats, whose cause Andrew was meant to be advancing, nicknamed him "His Buffoon Highness" because of all the gaffes.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2025
Henry hoped there would be now more gaffes, especially since The Pope had gotten after them.
From Wild Justice by Ruth M. Sprague
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