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Instead it managed to botch the new job even more so.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

McLaughlin also helped to botch ICE’s efforts to keep immigration activist Jeanette Vizguerra-Ramirez locked up without bond.

From Slate ● Feb. 18, 2026

To not only botch this chance but also to do so without even scoring a touchdown?

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2024

He’ll botch a gig over his annoyance at not being allowed to call a stranger by a pet name she reserves for her closest friend.

From Salon ● Feb. 9, 2024

“You’ve done enough to botch this affair. I bid five thousand dollars on the rest of the property, Carlson. Let’s get this thing over with.”

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool

The infinite variables in sports can quickly make many of the bets they are holding nearly worthless, whether it is because a player is severely injured or a team botches a crucial touchdown.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 9, 2026

In China, Xinhua news agency's website ran an article with the headline: "British Navy botches test: Missile crashes into the sea with a 'thud', nuclear submarine hovering underwater".

From BBC ● Feb. 22, 2024

But when Greg tries to follow those steps, he botches it.

From New York Times ● Apr. 2, 2023

That may make it easier to get correct answers, but also can make the stakes higher if the AI goofs and makes a user uncomfortable or botches financial data.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 13, 2023

Lou glanced into the living room and saw that the Fords, Emerald among them, were momentarily at rest, relishing the botches that the McGarveys had made of their lives.

From The Big Trip Up Yonder by Kurt Vonnegut

“In almost every case, it’d be better to avoid the surgery than to expose the patient to the risk of a botched operation.”

From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026

Pike later regained consciousness, and her attorneys have sought to preserve evidence from the botched procedure.

From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026

Since the botched execution, her lawyers have repeatedly called on Governor Bill Lee to commute her sentence to life in prison.

From Barron's ● Oct. 10, 2026

Lawyers for 46-year-old Jamaal Howard had asked a judge to pause the execution in light of Pike's botched injections last week, according to the BBC's US partner, CBS News.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

“I can’t stand looking at botched work. Here, get out of the way.”

From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander

But they can’t see what I remember when I hold it: cymbals timed correctly during the performance, a gratified nod from the conductor after weeks of botching it in rehearsal.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026

A judge temporarily paused Mamdani’s new tax on luxury second homes after residents filed a lawsuit accusing the city of botching the rollout.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

To its many critics, the Ministry of Defence failed to spend well what money it got, botching procurement after procurement, delivering new equipment late and over budget.

From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2026

Legal experts were stunned at what they said was the prosecution’s botching of the case.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2024

“I’m sorry. I’m botching this. I'm not used to really talking, just on the Net. Look, I trust you, but I’m not the only one involved. So let’s wait, okay?”

From "Among the Hidden" by Margaret Peterson Haddix