debacle
Example Sentences
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Air traffic controllers, who have clashed with YPA for years over staff and infrastructure shortages, insist that the January 4 incident was a debacle waiting to happen.
From Barron's
It was followed by the debacle at Dundee United, which meant Nancy - MLS Coach of the Year in 2024 - has won just three of his past 16 games as a manager after struggles at Columbus.
From BBC
The debacle has also drawn attention in Japan, South Korea and China, among other East Asian countries.
From BBC
Spy agencies saw profound implications in the recent debacles, far beyond public humiliation.
And he thinks independence from the U.K., which the ruling Nationalists are determined to achieve, would be a debacle.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
