fiasco

"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

While that dry spell will draw empty stares from fans in Seattle, Pittsburgh or San Diego, it’s a fiasco for a franchise that’s won 27 of them and regards October silverware as its birthright.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 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

I knew I had to end this fiasco of a conversation.

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

One analogy is to the 2002 Sarbanes-Oxley law, enacted after the WorldCom and Enron fiascoes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

Despite the litany of fiascoes over the last few years, probation leaders still argued in court filings that Bonta had gone too far.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 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

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

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

The celebrated Ibsen honored this feast with his presence, and especially honored the Chianti and Genzano wines, which were served copiously, in fiascos.

From The Sunny Side of Diplomatic Life, 1875-1912 by L. de (Lillie de) Hegermann-Lindencrone