fiasco
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The fiasco brought additional scrutiny to Ms. Gay, whose scant scholarly record invited credible accusations of plagiarism.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 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
“This edict, combined with the current delay fiasco, has built a ‘wall’ for employers and employees who are already in the process of stamping.”
From Salon • Dec. 20, 2025
And on Tuesday, Johnson was confronted with his own leaked messages to his advisers, in which he suggested he wanted to fire those in the DfE after the exam results fiasco of August 2020.
From BBC • Oct. 21, 2025
Lawrence, whose friendship with Oliphant grew out of the bonds forged during the deuteron fiasco of 1933, happily tendered the invitation.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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