bungle
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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
Add the examples from psychology and the bungle we're making of the Earth we "manage," and humans don't have good evidence to put ourselves at the top of some kind of evolutionary hierarchy after all.
From Salon ● May 29, 2025
So, yes, let’s hold college presidents’ feet to the fire when they bungle on a major issue.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 17, 2023
Firefighters can also bungle efforts to hit the fire early.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2023
What worried her most was not so much putting the powder into Dragon’s bowl, but the fear that at the last minute she might lose her nerve and bungle it somehow.
From "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH" by Robert C. O'Brien
Just think of the rows and bungles of the last seven weeks.
From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2025
The committee said some prominent bungles included flagging Sen. Edward M. Kennedy and Rep. John Lewis for airport scrutiny because their identities mistakenly triggered the watchlist.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 19, 2023
Charlotte and George marry, then George immediately bungles their budding marital bliss.
From Salon ● May 6, 2023
Worst of all, it operates in an accountability-free zone where even the biggest bungles carry no consequences.
From New York Times ● Oct. 30, 2021
You working in a gas office, while old O'Hara bungles and hacks, and I struggle along on what I learned from you!
From K by Mary Roberts Rinehart
Davis, 28, and Neff, 27, had bungled their way into foodie stardom, and brought Little Armenia Cafe’s chef and owner along with them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
Neff led a bungled election integrity case at the L.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 13, 2026
On the hard-news side, she bungled big moments like an interview with Vladimir Putin, who batted away her questions about 2016 election meddling with an exasperated performance of ignorance.
From Slate ● May 6, 2026
Her claims have triggered demonstrations, promises to tighten the law and criticism that Chancellor Friedrich Merz has bungled his response.
From BBC ● Mar. 28, 2026
Ob, no, Reynie thought, he's bungled it somehow.
From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart
All of this might be chalked up to bureaucratic bungling, if not for suspicious details.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026
The Lions completed a historic comeback, with a little help from a bungling David Campese.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2025
Funneled into the framework of a prom slasher, the bungling of "Fear Street: Prom Queen" feels downright pernicious.
From Salon ● May 24, 2025
Regarding the Rams’ bungling offense and porous defense, I’m reminded of advice given to me as a child.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 16, 2024
In this building lived the bungling managers, Mr. and Mrs. Trepid; their assistant, Morgan; and thirteen children, ranging in age from six months to thirteen years.
From "Ruby Holler" by Sharon Creech
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