blunder

Instead of owning the blunder, Schmitt doubled down.

From Salon ● Oct. 1, 2026

The Ravens got an emotional boost with their win off the Cowboys’ blunder, though they shouldn’t have lost to the Saints in Week 2.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Naderi capitalised on a blunder from Motherwell goalkeeper Alex Paulsen to roll the ball into an empty net.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

He would later tell friends that introducing it had been his "greatest blunder."

From Science Daily ● Aug. 18, 2026

But my blunder was in manners, his in morals.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin

It used to be far easier to spot computer-generated visual creations - often used by fraudsters - because AI would make blunders, like adding an extra finger or something else that was obviously weird.

From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026

AI-generated blunders do not necessarily destroy a lawyer's case, French lawyer Damien Charlotin told AFP.

From Barron's ● Jun. 15, 2026

It was one of the German chancellor’s worst strategic blunders.

From Salon ● May 21, 2026

For the game, for the third straight game, the Lakers made bunches of mistakes that became bunches of baskets, this time 17 blunders that became 30 Oklahoma City points.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 10, 2026

“With all due respect, ma’am,” the man said with a smile, “the rebels would first have to capture a prisoner. Given their blunders, it is an unlikely prospect.”

From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson

She blundered on the Epstein files by boasting about big revelations that never materialized.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 2, 2026

"It should have been drawn, but Ding blundered as the pressure grew."

From BBC ● Dec. 12, 2024

Addressing some 100 C.I.A. officials on March 19, Mr. Burns acknowledged how the agency catastrophically blundered in its assessment that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction.

From New York Times ● May 9, 2023

Like SVB, First Republic blundered into trouble as the Federal Reserve began raising interest rates almost 14 months ago.

From Washington Post ● May 1, 2023

Scarcely knowing where he stepped, he blundered his way to the far end of the courtyard and spread his sweepings on a sun-warmed sheep hide to dry.

From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw

He thanked his team and family before blundering into acknowledging the prime minister in the Royal Box.

From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026

When the toys use messaging apps to control their owners in ways that go terrifyingly unnoticed, humankind itself seems to be blundering about with its brain unplugged.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026

At the 1994 tournament in Linares, Spain, Mr. Kasparov—as the camera later showed—made a blundering move, let go of the piece, changed his mind and moved it back.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 5, 2026

Naive, blundering hobbyists and reckless pranksters can also veer into restricted airspace, setting off alarms and potentially shutting down airport traffic.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2025

But it was no good blundering on through the dark either.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin