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debacle

[day-, -bak-uhl, duh-, dee-bah-kuhl] / deɪ-, -ˈbæk əl, də-, diˈbɑ kəl /


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What was supposed to be Ohtani’s first full season of two-way duties since joining the Dodgers turned into a second-half injury-management debacle.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026

The 74-year-old's remit last term was to end a chaotic, rollercoaster campaign on a high after the Wilfried Nancy debacle.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

The debacle had begun when Moore threw an interception on the very first play from scrimmage.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

In contrast, Hal Jordan’s Green Lantern was immortalized on the big screen in 2011 by way of a laughable debacle that’s considered one of the worst career decisions Ryan Reynolds ever made.

From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026

As his beloved Bronchos sputtered and fluttered against the endless siege of that black-shirted machine, all he could do was wait for the debacle to be over.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger

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

It is with this in mind, that the chancellor will promise the government has learnt the lessons of capital spending debacles, such as HS2.

From BBC ● Jun. 8, 2025

I do not know what you think, but it appears to me that he exaggerates enormously the influence of debacles or slips and new surface of soil being exposed for the reception of wind-blown seeds.

From More Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 2 by Sir Francis Darwin




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