bungled
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On the hard-news side, she bungled big moments like an interview with Vladimir Putin, who batted away her questions about 2016 election meddling with an exasperated performance of ignorance.
From Slate • May 6, 2026
Her claims have triggered demonstrations, promises to tighten the law and criticism that Chancellor Friedrich Merz has bungled his response.
From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026
South Korea's former president Yoon Suk Yeol capped a remarkable fall from grace on Thursday when he was sentenced to life imprisonment over his bungled efforts to impose military rule.
From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026
On the bungled hiring of a management team whose role was not entirely clear.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2025
Yet when the United States captured its first Nazi spy in 1938, the FBI bungled the case.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
