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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

The next inning, Snell worked around a leadoff hit — a blooper into shallow right field that speedy Tyler Tolbert stretched into a double — and stolen base to strand Tolbert at third.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 12, 2026

“I’m going to give you a blooper reel one day,” she says, laughing.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 13, 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

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

The stars and crew will come together to look back at the show's legacy, with performances, bloopers and anecdotes.

From BBC Dec. 13, 2023

But, Frazier said, bloopers are just part of the game too.

From Seattle Times Oct. 13, 2022

It was a collection of sports bloopers, and guess who they saved for last.

From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor




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