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fiasco

[fee-as-koh, -ah-skoh] / fiˈæs koʊ, -ˈɑ skoʊ /


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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

The 2019 screen fiasco, which found countless ways to humiliate a cast that included Taylor Swift and Judi Dench, gave kitsch a bad name.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

The question now is whether this fiasco turns the temperature up again.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

The fiasco brought additional scrutiny to Ms. Gay, whose scant scholarly record invited credible accusations of plagiarism.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

One day this whole Summerland fiasco will just be an interesting footnote in the story of my life.

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland




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