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fiasco

[fee-as-koh, -ah-skoh] / fiˈæs koʊ, -ˈɑ skoʊ /


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After a 13-minute break, Tift said the meeting had "turned into a complete fiasco".

From BBC Jul. 16, 2026

We were so excited to assign blame for the Platner fiasco in the first few entries that we forgot to offer anything forward-looking.

From Slate Jul. 11, 2026

Same-store sales had been growing steadily in the buildup to Cracker Barrel’s logo fiasco before plummeting 8.5% in the quarter ended last October and 7.9% in the January quarter.

From Barron's Jun. 10, 2026

Field, Mr. Tabor contends, was to blame for the fiasco, having bought the wrong cable-laying equipment, hired the wrong ships and employed the wrong captain.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 4, 2026

After I had explained the whole Renee Albert tutorial fiasco, he had felt sorry for his pathetic eldest boy.

From "Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie" by Jordan Sonnenblick

Paramount also wanted to avoid any public relations fiascoes when Stone and Parker take the stage Thursday at fan-fest Comic-Con in San Diego.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 21, 2025

To celebrate such mistakes, mishaps and melees, read on for 10 of the funniest parenting fiascoes that made headlines this year.

From Fox News Dec. 30, 2020

If you’re hosting a fearsome fiesta this year — one that distracts from the daily fearsome fiascoes on the front page of the paper — here are some tips for making spooktacular cocktails.

From Washington Post Oct. 17, 2019

The good news is the state report makes multiple recommendations that, if followed, should help Florida’s universities avoid future accounting fiascoes, while strengthening boards of trustees and the Board of Governors, which oversees universities.

From Washington Times Mar. 13, 2019

What happened next changed history and resulted in one of America's most tragic medical fiascoes.

From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow

If the fiascos Jobs encountered were largely of his own making, the successes often had to do with luck.

From The Wall Street Journal May 17, 2026

Live Nation, the group behind Ticketmaster and countless controversies surrounding ticket fiascos, is facing a Department of Justice antitrust lawsuit later this week.

From Salon May 23, 2024

Lawmakers repeatedly asked what went wrong in the Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank fiascos.

From Washington Post Apr. 2, 2023

Interviews in Barcelona and with executives around the world suggest that a year’s worth of fiascos has done little to diminish the enthusiasm of true believers.

From New York Times Jan. 17, 2023

He could see Bannister Field, the scene of his many hilarious athletic fiascos.

From T. Haviland Hicks Senior by Elderdice, J. Raymond




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