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For some of those companies, the Strait of Hormuz fiasco has been a stock boost.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 1, 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

Similarly, the Sunday Mirror leads with "Kicking off", and pairs a photograph of England footballer Harry Kane with the caption "World Cup fiasco".

From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026

Interior Minister Laurent Nunez rejected criticism from opposition deputies over the response, insisting: "This is not a fiasco -- we were prepared."

From Barron's ● Jun. 28, 2026

No offence to Frank, but after the fiasco at Fort Sumter Leo had become a conscientious objector to riding giant eagles.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan

The fiascoes pile up during his full-tilt quest to achieve his dream of being a world champion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 26, 2025

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

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

Hudson’s detractors point to the public-relations fiascos the group suffered under her watch, from #OscarsSoWhite to the “Moonlight”/“La La Land” envelope snafu to the Will Smith Slap.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2022

The toughness of Eyob Faniel of Italy, who placed third in the men’s race after enduring 56 hours of travel — and various travel fiascos — from his training base in Kenya last week.

From New York Times ● Nov. 7, 2021

This most private public servant finds herself repeatedly ensnared in public fiascos, which makes for a dramatic life story that easily fills 500 pages — and Abedin is only 45.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 31, 2021

The Dynamiter was suggested by certain attempted outrages in London which had all turned out to be fiascos.

From The Life of Mrs. Robert Louis Stevenson by Sanchez, Nellie Van de Grift