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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

Private credit has been a prime beneficiary owing to banking regulations enacted after the Enron fiasco of the early 2000s and the 2008-09 financial crisis.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 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

Three's Company may never be the same after this fiasco.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir




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