fiasco

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Their relative normalcy, and that of fellow marrieds Amber Morrison and Jordan Faeth, is a soothing contrast to the textbook Fusco fiasco and the rest of the season’s red flag bearers.

From Salon • Mar. 8, 2026

A lockout delaying the 2027 season isn’t out of the question, which would be a fiasco.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

After the fiasco with Chapek, Disney turns to someone with a track record of successful succession planning at Morgan Stanley: James Gorman.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2026

The Partition of India in August 1947 was a colossal, and very British, fiasco.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

No offence to Frank, but after the fiasco at Fort Sumter Leo had become a conscientious objector to riding giant eagles.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan