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blunder

[bluhn-der] / ˈblʌn dər /




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The name blunder earlier this week was part of the Cheshire zoo's ticket promotion to allow visitors to go on a tour showcasing its Sumatran tigers, lions, rhinos and Komodo dragons.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026

He would later tell friends that introducing it had been his "greatest blunder."

From Science Daily ● Aug. 18, 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

I cant make a blunder, he told himself.

From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner

In the process, said current and former employees and investors interviewed by The Wall Street Journal, the highflying company has struggled with compliance failures, legal challenges and software blunders.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026

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

AI-generated blunders do not necessarily destroy a lawyer's case, French lawyer Damien Charlotin told AFP.

From Barron's ● Jun. 15, 2026

A horrific crime turned into a national scandal as France realised the scale of official blunders that had left Barella at liberty.

From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2026

I now know that many blunders have been committed here, by young and old alike.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank

That’s why Evgeny blundered into Dmitri’s shop, although he admits that he’s none too successful at this gig.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 26, 2026

But Ding blundered on move 55 and Gukesh exploited the error to clinch the title.

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

Barely a week after setting a franchise record with 111 regular-season victories, the biggest winners in Dodgers history have blundered into a vastly different moniker.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2022

Harry blundered up the corridor, barely noticing where he was going, he was in such a fury.

From "Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets" by J. K. Rowling

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

They sensitively dramatize one father’s fear that everything he does to make things better will permanently ruin everything — though that doesn’t stop him from blundering ahead anyway.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2022

Now Dimple could focus on not blundering the steps and falling off the stage.

From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon




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