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debacle

[dey-, -bak-uhl, duh-, dee-bah-kuhl] / deɪ-, -ˈbæk əl, də-, diˈbɑ kəl /


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What was supposed to be Ohtani’s first full season of two-way duties since joining the Dodgers turned into a second-half injury-management debacle.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 17, 2026

All this, however, has been overshadowed by a transfer deadline day that ended as nothing short of a debacle.

From BBC Sep. 2, 2026

When Elise finally arrived in Ibiza later that night, the women gathered around the dining room table to hash out what happened in the voice-to-text debacle.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 15, 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

When the survivors of the McKinley debacle showed up on the south side of Everest in 1996, Makalu Gau was again their leader.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer

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

It is with this in mind, that the chancellor will promise the government has learnt the lessons of capital spending debacles, such as HS2.

From BBC Jun. 8, 2025

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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