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fiasco

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


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The move created the first public relations fiasco under Weiss’ watch and tarnished the strong journalistic reputation of “60 Minutes.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

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

Reginald and I, after my fighting fiasco, had finally gotten back on good terms.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey




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