Example Sentences

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The emergency was the latest in a years-long series of fiascoes within L.A.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2025

The Raider has, by all reports, been a well-managed program, at least compared with other Air Force procurement fiascoes.

From Washington Post • Dec. 17, 2022

To celebrate such mistakes, mishaps and melees, read on for 10 of the funniest parenting fiascoes that made headlines this year.

From Fox News • Dec. 30, 2020

The good news is the state report makes multiple recommendations that, if followed, should help Florida’s universities avoid future accounting fiascoes, while strengthening boards of trustees and the Board of Governors, which oversees universities.

From Washington Times • Mar. 13, 2019

What happened next changed history and resulted in one of America's most tragic medical fiascoes.

From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow