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fiasco

[fee-as-koh, -ah-skoh] / fiˈæs koʊ, -ˈɑ skoʊ /


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The social network’s 2012 stock-market debut, however, turned into a fiasco.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

The launch of plans for government-issued digital ID for all British adults last year has been labelled "nothing short of a fiasco" by the home affairs select committee.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

The 2019 screen fiasco, which found countless ways to humiliate a cast that included Taylor Swift and Judi Dench, gave kitsch a bad name.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

The Mike Vrabel Situation Has Gotten Very Awkward in New England: In an ideal world, the fiasco involving the Patriots coach and Dianna Russini could be a private matter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026

Everyone had abandoned ship after the photo fiasco.

From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram




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