blunder
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That he didn’t follow through makes issuing the threat, to begin with, a huge strategic blunder.
From Slate • Apr. 8, 2026
Maybe not switching sooner was a blunder, but you are on the right track to correcting that.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 18, 2026
She is not the only interviewee to cite something that comes across as more of a wistful regret than an actual blunder.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026
The blunder was first reported by tech news outlet Bleeping Computer, which said it had seen a service alert confirming the issue.
From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026
The Doctor would have liked during the course of conversation to ask, “Is there any man in the case?” but he knew his Creole too well to make such a blunder as that.
From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin
Vocabulary lists containing blunder
"The Necklace" by Guy de Maupassant
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