blunder
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He reportedly disliked the constant and later referred to it as his "biggest blunder."
From Science Daily • Jun. 19, 2026
The blunder was made by Rahmi Koc at the opening of a hospital in the western resort city of Izmir late Friday, but when the footage started circulating online it caused a backlash.
From Barron's • Jun. 6, 2026
But his party rejected the offer - a decision Basu would later famously describe as a "historic blunder".
From BBC • May 26, 2026
Three hours later, he posted an apology for his communications blunder.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
He hated the chaplain venomously for being a chaplain and making a coarse blunder out of an observation that in any other circumstances, he knew, would have been considered witty and urbane.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
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"The Necklace" by Guy de Maupassant
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