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  • past participle of botch.
  • past tense form of botch.
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botched

[bocht] / bɒtʃt /






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Tennessee inmate Christa Pike said she is still in pain and struggling to understand what happened after she survived a botched execution one month ago.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

Delivery bots have been tagged with graffiti in Los Angeles, and there was even one botched botnapping attempt.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

A critical climate case is on the docket and the justice’s record on the death penalty was on full display with the botched execution of Christa Pike; they discuss it all.

From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2026

Since the botched execution, her lawyers have repeatedly called on Governor Bill Lee to commute her sentence to life in prison.

From Barron's ● Oct. 10, 2026

I had botched my midterms badly, and I didn’t do too much better on my finals.

From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok


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