blunder
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Now, the Minnesota Vikings are betting that when it comes to Kyler Murray, one team’s potential blunder could be another team’s bargain.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
But just as you can blunder into a war, you can blunder out of one.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
But his earlier blunder, uncharacteristic for the joint-top scorer in this tournament, begs the question: Is it time players stopped with the 'stuttering' penalty kicks?
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
At the time, it wasn’t clear whether Kidd was an advocate of the Doncic deal or a victim of a front-office blunder.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2026
He was fairly sure Wylan would never let him forget a blunder like that.
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
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There were mighty blunders off the field too under Jarmond, including an email that went out to donors that came with an attachment revealing personal information and spending tallies of the department’s biggest donors.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
It used to be far easier to spot computer-generated visual creations - often used by fraudsters - because AI would make blunders, like adding an extra finger or something else that was obviously weird.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
AI-generated blunders do not necessarily destroy a lawyer's case, French lawyer Damien Charlotin told AFP.
From Barron's ● Jun. 15, 2026
It was one of the German chancellor’s worst strategic blunders.
From Salon ● May 21, 2026
Little children, such as Anne, must never, ever correct their elders, no matter how many blunders they make or how often they let their imaginations run away with them.
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
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They assumed it sensed danger, but it was actually steering them: They blundered into a goose nest, scattering the frightened adults.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
"It should have been drawn, but Ding blundered as the pressure grew."
From BBC ● Dec. 12, 2024
Addressing some 100 C.I.A. officials on March 19, Mr. Burns acknowledged how the agency catastrophically blundered in its assessment that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction.
From New York Times ● May 9, 2023
Like SVB, First Republic blundered into trouble as the Federal Reserve began raising interest rates almost 14 months ago.
From Washington Post ● May 1, 2023
Not hearing the startled voices behind her, not seeing where or how she went, she blundered somehow to the great front door and out into the soft warm night.
From "The Haunting of Hill House" by Shirley Jackson
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Co-written and directed by France’s Olivier Assayas in an adaptation of the novel by Giuliano da Empoli, the movie has the blundering, obvious feel of a made-for-cable TV item from the 1990s.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026
The Bath wing copped a first unfortunate yellow card for not releasing the tackled man and then a clumsy second, blundering into an airborne Kyle Steyn.
From BBC ● Feb. 14, 2026
Naive, blundering hobbyists and reckless pranksters can also veer into restricted airspace, setting off alarms and potentially shutting down airport traffic.
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2025
Steve Carell, the screen actor best known for his breakout role as a blundering boss in the NBC comedy “The Office,” will make his Broadway debut in a revival of the Chekhov classic “Uncle Vanya.”
From New York Times ● Nov. 14, 2023
I was a blundering adolescent in her eyes, and she was trying to let me down easy.
From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes
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