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travesty

[trav-uh-stee] / ˈtræv ə sti /




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It was indeed a travesty that the two-loss Irish, winners of their last 10 games by double digits, did not get a spot in the national tournament.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2025

What are the latest updates on that travesty?

From Slate • Dec. 12, 2025

“We believe the judiciary can step in to prevent this travesty of justice,” Cassell said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 6, 2025

Singer Charlotte Church has described the media's treatment of her as a young woman as a "travesty".

From BBC • Oct. 6, 2025

Helene’s face is white as bone, her mind, like mine, unable to take in the travesty occurring in front of our eyes.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir




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