fiasco
Example Sentences
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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
The whole fiasco came to light after our recent raid in Venezuela, when Anthropic reportedly inquired after the fact if another Silicon Valley company involved in the operation, Palantir, had used Claude.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026
Given the Chapek fiasco, “we wanted to get this right,” Gorman said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026
The Partition of India in August 1947 was a colossal, and very British, fiasco.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026
I assumed my talent-show fiasco meant I never had to play the piano again.
From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan
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