fiasco
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"Order was lost, and an attempt was made to restore order. I believe that from start to finish, it was a fiasco," he said on Monday.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026
Every failure is fuel for the next fiasco.
From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026
This six-fumble fiasco saw the Chargers end drives in this frustrating staccato: missed field goal, punt, interception, punt, touchdown, punt, end of half, touchdown, punt, punt, fumble, interception, safety.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026
He described the fiasco surrounding the proposal as "a sad and reproachable series of events".
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
Lawrence, whose friendship with Oliphant grew out of the bonds forged during the deuteron fiasco of 1933, happily tendered the invitation.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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
The emergency was the latest in a years-long series of fiascoes within L.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2025
From failed gender reveal to photo-shoot flops, read on for nine of the funniest parenting fiascoes that made headlines this year.
From Fox News ● Dec. 29, 2019
Oakland was too understanding during the fiascoes with his frostbitten feet and helmet grievances.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 21, 2019
What happened next changed history and resulted in one of America's most tragic medical fiascoes.
From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow
The latest example: This weekend’s follies in the NFC East, where a pair of victories were lost in baffling last-second fiascos that showed the humble limits of human function.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
One would think fiascos like this would cure lawyers of their reliance on artificial intelligence chatbots to do their work for them.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2025
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
Ah, but, my dear," he answered airily, "'twas those two fiascos which begot my notion, and yet hearten me.
From Gallantry Dizain des Fetes Galantes by James Branch Cabell
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