botched
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This is a play on a botched conjugation of the Spanish verb 'saber' -- to know -- and is used to indicate Latinos who struggle to speak the language of Miguel de Cervantes.
From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2026
Tennessee inmate Christa Pike said she is still in pain and struggling to understand what happened after she survived a botched execution one month ago.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
Delivery bots have been tagged with graffiti in Los Angeles, and there was even one botched botnapping attempt.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026
“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
During the French and Indian War, he had botched one mission, witnessed a bloody massacre of British troops, and then been sidelined as the conflict moved away from Virginia.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
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