snafu

In the end, it turned out to be a more mundane scheduling snafu.

From BBC ● Mar. 13, 2026

This column has been on virtual death watch for his presidential clout since the Signal chat snafu in March.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 23, 2026

Jefferies analyst Randal Konik, in a note on Tuesday afternoon, also said the Get Low snafu marked a hit to Lululemon’s reputation.

From MarketWatch ● Jan. 21, 2026

A SigAlert is the Caltrans heads-up to two- and four-wheelin’ Southern Californians that there’s an unexpected highway or freeway snafu that will be lasting at least half an hour — so make your way accordingly.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2024

I imagined the usual plots—a helicopter rescue, a tunnel, a paperwork snafu and mistaken release.

From "Hole in My Life" by Jack Gantos

The dangerous shakiness of Snefru's snafued pyramid must have been known to contemporary Egyptians.

From Time Magazine Archive

His haplessly snafued Sad Sack became the image of the downtrodden G.I. doomed to a perpetual losing battle with his own top sergeants.

From Time Magazine Archive

Cartoonist George Baker's crude, snafued Sad Sack, who had been syndicated to 60 civilian newspapers, was about to become a civilian himself.

From Time Magazine Archive

Detroit's auto-industry analysts estimated potential losses at $130 million, with 300,000 workers idled and production schedules snafued.

From Time Magazine Archive

If the interpreter got really snafued, a red light would halt the trial.

From Time Magazine Archive

By every device Nelson & Co. could conceive, the setup eliminates diffuse authority, parallel agencies, snafuing red tape, all other bureaucratic hindrances to efficient administration.

From Time Magazine Archive