debacle

Sunday’s season-opening debacle — a sloppy, uninspired and uninspiring 26-14 loss to the Arizona Cardinals at SoFi Stadium — was a first, giant step back for these Chargers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 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

During the at-times tense meeting, Pirro placed the blame for the pool debacle on Burgum, as well as the contractor that was hired to refinish the pool, the people said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 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

He imagined Trina out there somewhere, being held by the bonfire people, probably even crazier with another day gone and the debacle of the forest fire.

From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner

As the many debacles over inheritances show, it can often get worse as we get older.

From MarketWatch ● May 26, 2026

Calling such presidential debacles someone’s “Katrina” has been overdone.

From Salon ● Apr. 5, 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

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