blunder
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He reportedly disliked the constant and later referred to it as his "biggest blunder."
From Science Daily • Jun. 19, 2026
They rolled the dice with Nancy and made a dreadful blunder.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
The blunder was made by Rahmi Koc at the opening of a hospital in the western resort city of Izmir late Friday, but when the footage started circulating online it caused a backlash.
From Barron's • Jun. 6, 2026
For a long time it wasn’t clear whether Kidd was an advocate of the deal in which Dallas acquired oft-injured center Anthony Davis or a victim of a front-office blunder.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
And then there is “faux pas,” which is an embarrassing blunder or lapse of good manners.
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
Vocabulary lists containing blunder
"The Necklace" by Guy de Maupassant
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