gaffe
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Those words sounded then — and sound now — like an authoritarian gaffe.
From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026
Vance’s latest gaffe — still looks and sounds like a war.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 4, 2026
He also tried to subtly rebut concerns among those who had watched the debate and were appalled by Graham’s gaffe.
From Slate ● Aug. 25, 2026
Australia's opposition leader Angus Taylor on Monday also criticised the gaffe as "insulting", and demanded that Albanese make a personal apology.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
My gaffe was even worse in Karhidish, but Estraven did not smile, or wince.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
Her inadvertent gaffes with industry terminology might make her seem silly and out of her depth.
From Salon ● Oct. 12, 2026
For the rest of America, these gaffes become our treasured pastime: Schadenfreude theater.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
But Jospin tripped up in his 2002 presidential rematch against Chirac, making a number of gaffes, including a swipe at his opponent's age that was seen as below the belt.
From Barron's ● Mar. 23, 2026
If there was any emotional damage done by Josh Giddey’s half-court buzzer-beater or James’ late-game gaffes against the Bulls, it never showed, the Lakers fighting off the Grizzlies in a 134-127 win.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 29, 2025
Nobody made so many gaffes, yet no-one got out of them so well.
From Love at Second Sight by Ada Leverson
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