botched
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In 2022, more than a third of executions in the US were botched or highly problematic, the organisation said.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
Pirro said a botched renovation, not vandalism, was responsible for the reflecting pool’s problems.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
He issued a no-bid contract to a company that botched the renovation, according to staunch Trump loyalist Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. attorney for Washington, D.C.
From Salon ● Aug. 7, 2026
But in Friday’s filing, Pirro’s office said “a rushed and botched installation” led to damage to the pool’s lining.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
The creatures returned to the attack: botched beasts, belonging to ages before bird or dragon or man, long since forgotten by the daylight but recalled by the ancient, malign, unforgetful power of the Stone.
From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin
