fiasco

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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

Artan's plight is the latest fiasco to hit the World Cup, with Iran's football federation stating on Tuesday that their allocation of fan tickets for the group stage has been revoked.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

The launch of plans for government-issued digital ID for all British adults last year has been labelled "nothing short of a fiasco" by the home affairs select committee.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

Notice something else: The Bay of Pigs fiasco produced the Cuban Missile Crisis 18 months later, and only then a new stability.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

Three's Company may never be the same after this fiasco.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir