fiasco

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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Cup, with Iran's football federation stating on Tuesday that their allocation of fan tickets for the group stage has been revoked.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 move created the first public relations fiasco under Weiss’ watch and tarnished the strong journalistic reputation of “60 Minutes.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 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

Then there was the fiasco last fall involving George Tidmarsh, whom Dr. Makary tapped to oversee small-molecule drugs.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026

Several days after the fiasco with Bragg, the crystallographer V. Vand sent Max a letter containing a theory for the diffraction of X rays by helical molecules.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson