bungle
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Olympic bosses, who never met an issue they couldn’t bungle, fretted about precedent.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 15, 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
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
Teeming with talent, they would find a way to bungle the first half of the season as though they were replacement players subbing in for a group of starters on strike.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 21, 2022
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
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And Then There Were None
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