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After deciding on Hutchins, Souza said he told the film’s producers and production managers to hire her: “Please don’t botch the deal because she’s really great.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 1, 2024

He’ll botch a gig over his annoyance at not being allowed to call a stranger by a pet name she reserves for her closest friend.

From Salon ● Feb. 9, 2024

It was a stunning botch job from a ruthless finisher.

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2023

The botch required the rescoring of 300,000 exams, scholastic victims of the knotty coin rotation paradox.

From Scientific American ● Jun. 20, 2023

How to capture that profile in wood, preserve her grace and strength—he didn’t trust himself not to botch it.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead

But even when Kiki botches a delivery by dropping a toy mid-air, sending it tumbling into a nearby forest, a bit of reciprocal effort solves the problem.

From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2026

The infinite variables in sports can quickly make many of the bets they are holding nearly worthless, whether it is because a player is severely injured or a team botches a crucial touchdown.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 9, 2026

In China, Xinhua news agency's website ran an article with the headline: "British Navy botches test: Missile crashes into the sea with a 'thud', nuclear submarine hovering underwater".

From BBC ● Feb. 22, 2024

That may make it easier to get correct answers, but also can make the stakes higher if the AI goofs and makes a user uncomfortable or botches financial data.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 13, 2023

To leave no rubs nor botches in the work.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Noah Webster

Their first offensive play from scrimmage was a botched snap landing quarterback Koa Malau’ulu on the three-yard line.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026

In 2022, more than a third of executions in the US were botched or highly problematic, the organisation said.

From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026

The board began exploring succession options after a botched rebranding campaign caused the company’s valuation to plunge, and an activist campaign targeted board directors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

He issued a no-bid contract to a company that botched the renovation, according to staunch Trump loyalist Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. attorney for Washington, D.C.

From Salon ● Aug. 7, 2026

The botched proverb grated on his already raw nerves.

From "Tiger Boy" by Mitali Perkins

To its many critics, the Ministry of Defence failed to spend well what money it got, botching procurement after procurement, delivering new equipment late and over budget.

From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2026

“Governments in developing economies are botching the job far too often, but not because industrial policy itself is the wrong choice,” wrote Gill.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 17, 2026

Are they going to blow this in a way that causes SBF to later blame them for botching his case?

From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2023

In Saturday’s loss, the Wildcats opened a 17-0 lead before the Trojans rallied and, after botching a potential game-winning field goal in regulation, earned the win on a two-point try in the third overtime.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 9, 2023

A number of his colleagues quietly waited for the day when he would fall flat on his face by botching something important.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson