debacle
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How large a role the Iran war played in this debacle is unclear.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
Since the entire brand of America’s foremost tastemaker is to discern the good things from tackiness, the debacle has bewildered longtime fans.
From Salon ● Nov. 2, 2026
Few of those selected for this tournament bear the scars of that encounter, with a youthful and dynamic squad featuring only six of the team from the Sin City debacle.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026
Alexandra grinned as she recounted the recent tour debacle to the crowd.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
One is a disappointment, the other a possible debacle.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
Expert input is essential to policymaking—but avoiding policy debacles means understanding the experts’ proper role.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
As the many debacles over inheritances show, it can often get worse as we get older.
From MarketWatch ● May 26, 2026
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
I do not know what you think, but it appears to me that he exaggerates enormously the influence of debacles or slips and new surface of soil being exposed for the reception of wind-blown seeds.
From More Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 2 by Sir Francis Darwin
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