debacle
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Sunday’s season-opening debacle — a sloppy, uninspired and uninspiring 26-14 loss to the Arizona Cardinals at SoFi Stadium — was a first, giant step back for these Chargers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
All this, however, has been overshadowed by a transfer deadline day that ended as nothing short of a debacle.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
But the rollout of “Bilt 2.0,” as the company called it, was a debacle.
From Salon ● Sep. 1, 2026
“I was figuring it out in real time,” she told People of the naming debacle in 2025.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
I hold on to the one positive in this personal debacle: At least now I won’t have to struggle to make a decision as to whether to stay or go.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
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As the many debacles over inheritances show, it can often get worse as we get older.
From MarketWatch ● May 26, 2026
Spy agencies saw profound implications in the recent debacles, far beyond public humiliation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 12, 2025
The debacles “may have repercussions on the financial system more broadly,” warns junk bond guru Marty Fridson, chief executive officer of FridsonVision High Yield Strategy.
From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2025
Similar recent debacles might offer a clue as to how things will pan out.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2024
Undoubtedly it will finally be repressed, but the danger of fresh debacles is weighing constantly on the country.
From History of the World War An Authentic Narrative of the World's Greatest War by Francis Andrew March
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