bungled

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It began as gossip, and long-lens photographs of unknown provenance, and it has since unraveled into another textbook case of bungled crisis management.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 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

After another bungled team performance from McLaren, Max Verstappen is now within reach of what seemed to be an improbable fifth consecutive drivers' world championship.

From Barron's • Dec. 1, 2025

He said Gascón and Middleton bungled the case.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2025

Yet when the United States captured its first Nazi spy in 1938, the FBI bungled the case.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield