fiasco

We were so excited to assign blame for the Platner fiasco in the first few entries that we forgot to offer anything forward-looking.

From Slate ● Jul. 11, 2026

"Given the fiasco around the marking and return of results, we once again question the whole purpose of these outdated tests."

From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026

Interior Minister Laurent Nunez rejected criticism from opposition deputies over the response, insisting: "This is not a fiasco -- we were prepared."

From Barron's ● Jun. 28, 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

Stanton was appalled when she heard about the fiasco.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling

The emergency was the latest in a years-long series of fiascoes within L.A.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2025

To celebrate such mistakes, mishaps and melees, read on for 10 of the funniest parenting fiascoes that made headlines this year.

From Fox News ● Dec. 30, 2020

Oakland was too understanding during the fiascoes with his frostbitten feet and helmet grievances.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 21, 2019

The good news is the state report makes multiple recommendations that, if followed, should help Florida’s universities avoid future accounting fiascoes, while strengthening boards of trustees and the Board of Governors, which oversees universities.

From Washington Times ● Mar. 13, 2019

What happened next changed history and resulted in one of America's most tragic medical fiascoes.

From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow

If the fiascos Jobs encountered were largely of his own making, the successes often had to do with luck.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 17, 2026

One would think fiascos like this would cure lawyers of their reliance on artificial intelligence chatbots to do their work for them.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2025

I’d rather cheer for a kooky blockbuster that’s all fiascos, like the midpoint Monty Python-esque sequence where the crew botches the resurrection and interrogation of craggy old corpses.

From New York Times ● Mar. 30, 2023

This most private public servant finds herself repeatedly ensnared in public fiascos, which makes for a dramatic life story that easily fills 500 pages — and Abedin is only 45.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 31, 2021

The Dynamiter was suggested by certain attempted outrages in London which had all turned out to be fiascos.

From The Life of Mrs. Robert Louis Stevenson by Sanchez, Nellie Van de Grift