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fiasco

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


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The final straw was the 2020 fiasco when exams were cancelled and teachers estimated results for students.

From BBC • May 11, 2026

The question now is whether this fiasco turns the temperature up again.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

This fiasco won’t easily fade into the noise.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

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

Word of a fiasco at a place in the East called Ball’s Bluff came while people were still stunned by the news from Bull Run.

From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt




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