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bungle

[buhng-guhl] / ˈbʌŋ gəl /


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Olympic bosses, who never met an issue they couldn’t bungle, fretted about precedent.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 15, 2026

And while it’s disappointing that such a formidable industry figure could bungle a major career pivot, at least she’ll never have to go back to parking cars.

From Salon • Jan. 1, 2026

Do we have it in our power to choose comedy over catastrophe and thereby give ourselves another day to bungle along?

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2023

And he would have four wins rather than two but for an engine failure in Spain, and Ferrari managing to bungle their strategy last time out in Monaco.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2022

I was self-conscious about my accent and my English, worried that I would bungle the words.

From "How Dare the Sun Rise" by Sandra Uwiringiyimana




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