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blooper

[bloo-per] / ˈblu pər /


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But it ends with a blooper shot where Burnham fumbles to catch the helmet and bursts out laughing.

From Barron's Aug. 16, 2026

Mike Trout presumably has witnessed every possible blooper, blunder and boo-boo in 16 seasons with the woeful Angels.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 3, 2026

Battered, bruised and well beaten, Smith had coughed up a horrendous blooper for Sale's sixth try, failing to gather a routine backfield ball to allow a chasing Raffi Quirke to dot down.

From BBC Dec. 29, 2025

Villarreal: I want to see the blooper reel.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 8, 2024

The psychiatrist who wrote the first blooper presumably intended his second clause to convey a temporal sequence between two events: the patient saw the doctor, and since that time she has been depressed.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker

Willman spoke to The Times about what inspired this new special, his most transcendent moments on stage, past performances bloopers and his secret to keeping his illusions weighted in reality.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 16, 2025

For MIT engineers, the lunar bloopers also highlight an opportunity to innovate.

From Science Daily May 15, 2024

In the bloopers, he clanks about 20 beforehand.

From Seattle Times Sep. 15, 2023

Click to watch the best of the bloopers.

From BBC May 8, 2023

At night, Fred, Nala, and Scruffy feasted on Salisbury steak, laughed about the day’s bloopers, and swapped stories.

From "Dog Squad" by Chris Grabenstein




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