debacle
Example Sentences
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Still, there is the unfinished business of getting over the Darién debacle and regaining Scotland’s financial pride.
Exactly a week after the debacle, the acting head of the agency was forced to apologise.
From BBC
Reeves has probably saved her job for now—but the same may not be true for whoever at the OBR was responsible for Wednesday’s debacle.
From Barron's
They got to talking, Scheinfeld learned about the 1970 tour debacle, and he set out on a coast-to-coast mission, combing through storage vaults and government facilities to locate the lost material.
From New York Times
His troubles may open the way for new faces if Todd Gloria, the Democratic mayor, faces questions over how he handled fallout from the real estate debacle.
From Seattle Times
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