bungle
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She wasn’t about to bungle the sighting for her client, a photographer who’d flown to Africa for this exact moment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
And while it’s disappointing that such a formidable industry figure could bungle a major career pivot, at least she’ll never have to go back to parking cars.
From Salon ● Jan. 1, 2026
So, yes, let’s hold college presidents’ feet to the fire when they bungle on a major issue.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 17, 2023
Do we have it in our power to choose comedy over catastrophe and thereby give ourselves another day to bungle along?
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2023
What worried her most was not so much putting the powder into Dragon’s bowl, but the fear that at the last minute she might lose her nerve and bungle it somehow.
From "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH" by Robert C. O'Brien
Just think of the rows and bungles of the last seven weeks.
From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2025
The committee said some prominent bungles included flagging Sen. Edward M. Kennedy and Rep. John Lewis for airport scrutiny because their identities mistakenly triggered the watchlist.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 19, 2023
Charlotte and George marry, then George immediately bungles their budding marital bliss.
From Salon ● May 6, 2023
Worst of all, it operates in an accountability-free zone where even the biggest bungles carry no consequences.
From New York Times ● Oct. 30, 2021
Finally Vaubois bungles, through not knowing the ground, and is put under the orders of Massena, while two of his half-brigades are severely censured by Napoleon in person for their cowardice.
From Napoleon's Letters to Josephine by Henry Foljambe Hall
And a giveaway for coveted World Cup tickets—designed to reward early adopters—was bungled, users say.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
Neff led a bungled election integrity case at the L.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 13, 2026
On the hard-news side, she bungled big moments like an interview with Vladimir Putin, who batted away her questions about 2016 election meddling with an exasperated performance of ignorance.
From Slate ● May 6, 2026
Her claims have triggered demonstrations, promises to tighten the law and criticism that Chancellor Friedrich Merz has bungled his response.
From BBC ● Mar. 28, 2026
To make it worse, he bungled the patch job, and a couple of weeks later my ass started to rot away.
From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien
All of this might be chalked up to bureaucratic bungling, if not for suspicious details.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026
His true, bungling nature—something that’ll likely be on display as a gubernatorial candidate—shines through in the smaller moments.
From Slate ● Dec. 11, 2025
The Lions completed a historic comeback, with a little help from a bungling David Campese.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2025
Funneled into the framework of a prom slasher, the bungling of "Fear Street: Prom Queen" feels downright pernicious.
From Salon ● May 24, 2025
Called him a bungling amateur and said he was out of his depth.
From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro
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And Then There Were None
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