fiasco
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Another victim of the pit lane penalty fiasco but overall a decent points haul for the McLaren man.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
The move created the first public relations fiasco under Weiss’ watch and tarnished the strong journalistic reputation of “60 Minutes.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026
The social network’s 2012 stock-market debut, however, turned into a fiasco.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026
The question now is whether this fiasco turns the temperature up again.
From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026
Several days after the fiasco with Bragg, the crystallographer V. Vand sent Max a letter containing a theory for the diffraction of X rays by helical molecules.
From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson
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