gaffe
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Australia's opposition leader Angus Taylor on Monday also criticised the gaffe as "insulting", and demanded that Albanese make a personal apology.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
That didn’t stop the “Tarps Off” throng of shirtless fans at Angel Stadium from chanting Adell’s name after the gaffe against the Rockies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2026
Other politicians have also recently seized on Knicks fever, leading to a gaffe or two.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026
The “Cold Mountain” gaffe was a rare instance of a “Good Hang” research flub, one that inadvertently managed to illuminate more of Paltrow’s self-perception.
From Salon ● Jan. 16, 2026
My gaffe was even worse in Karhidish, but Estraven did not smile, or wince.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
In Dokoupil’s first months on the job, the show’s gaffes have been memorialized in news reports.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
But Jospin tripped up in his 2002 presidential rematch against Chirac, making a number of gaffes, including a swipe at his opponent's age that was seen as below the belt.
From Barron's ● Mar. 23, 2026
The backups provided some cringeworthy moments in a 30-23 loss to the San Francisco 49ers — coach Jim Harbaugh’s old team — making some troubling gaffes in a sloppy second half in Santa Clara.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2025
In fact, they're all so discombobulated by this thing that some of them are making monumental political gaffes trying to deal with it.
From Salon ● Jun. 6, 2025
Nobody made so many gaffes, yet no-one got out of them so well.
From Love at Second Sight by Ada Leverson
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