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blooper

[bloo-per] / ˈblu pər /


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The most notable blooper: “my president” instead of “my husband,” when answering a query about work-life balance.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

But it ends with a blooper shot where Burnham fumbles to catch the helmet and bursts out laughing.

From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026

Mike Trout presumably has witnessed every possible blooper, blunder and boo-boo in 16 seasons with the woeful Angels.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2026

Battered, bruised and well beaten, Smith had coughed up a horrendous blooper for Sale's sixth try, failing to gather a routine backfield ball to allow a chasing Raffi Quirke to dot down.

From BBC ● Dec. 29, 2025

The blooper was too unbelievable to keep secret for more than a few minutes.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson

For MIT engineers, the lunar bloopers also highlight an opportunity to innovate.

From Science Daily ● May 15, 2024

Over the course of its eight-season run, audiences dissected, debated and speculated about the Emmy Award-winning series’ storylines, characters, continuity, lighting, bloopers and more.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 5, 2023

Click to watch the best of the bloopers.

From BBC ● May 8, 2023

But, Frazier said, bloopers are just part of the game too.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 13, 2022

It was a collection of sports bloopers, and guess who they saved for last.

From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor


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