mishap
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Shortly after he and Adrian reminisce about the mishap in Munich, McElwee continues his narration.
From Salon ● Jul. 24, 2026
“He’s been out on the bay and through the Golden Gate and down the coast many times without any mishap of any kind.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
SpaceX had postponed a May test mission for the rocket after the booster didn’t perform as expected, prompting the FAA to require the company to investigate the mishap.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
It also closed a mishap investigation into the company’s prior launch, which ended in a fiery explosion.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026
“Your little mishap earlier just gave me an idea.”
From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro
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"Wooden boats have served their time, but they cannot be the future of water transport in Nigeria. The tragic mishaps we continue to witness are a direct consequence of the continued reliance on unsafe vessels."
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
Trusting an AI agent to go out and perform tasks is a leap of faith, and in some instances, it has led to mass email deletions, vanishing code and other mishaps.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 24, 2026
There are measures the company has adopted over the years to bolster its platform against myriad vulnerabilities: adopting cybersecurity programs to preempt automated bot accounts, and expanding protections for music festival mishaps.
From Slate ● Jun. 24, 2026
A few unnecessarily curt speech interruptions threatened the calm, but mainly, this was a smoothly run machine of a show, devoid of mishaps.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 16, 2026
Others are romantic comedies, a meet-cute ruined by mishaps and bad timing, finally leading to a kiss atop a tall building—the metropolis glimmering in the background, moon rising, love song playing over the credits.
From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed
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