debacle
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All this, however, has been overshadowed by a transfer deadline day that ended as nothing short of a debacle.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
In contrast, Hal Jordan’s Green Lantern was immortalized on the big screen in 2011 by way of a laughable debacle that’s considered one of the worst career decisions Ryan Reynolds ever made.
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026
To the pain of the debacle itself you must add the humiliation of self-admission, even if it is only implicit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
White, the former White Stripes frontman, who happened to be kicking off a world tour in support of his new album, “Frozen Charlotte,” caught wind of the debacle and stepped in.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
One is a disappointment, the other a possible debacle.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
As the many debacles over inheritances show, it can often get worse as we get older.
From MarketWatch ● May 26, 2026
Spy agencies saw profound implications in the recent debacles, far beyond public humiliation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 12, 2025
The debacles “may have repercussions on the financial system more broadly,” warns junk bond guru Marty Fridson, chief executive officer of FridsonVision High Yield Strategy.
From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2025
Similar recent debacles might offer a clue as to how things will pan out.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2024
He hung with unqualified joy on the imagined ruins of imaginary disaster, and took equal pleasure in the actual debacles of life as it was lived about him.
From The Goose Man by Allen Wilson Porterfield
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