mishap
Example Sentences
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But its reputation suffered from alarming mishaps and an accident in California that prompted GM to pull the cars from several markets.
The areas are outlined before each rocket launch and get activated only when a mishap could result in debris falling.
Most cooking mishaps don’t happen because a recipe is bad or a cook is incompetent.
From Salon
While such mishaps do not necessarily excuse an adviser’s actions, they may not prove as disqualifying as blatant fraud or deception.
From MarketWatch
The Marine, who was assigned to the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force, died in a tactical vehicle mishap that took place at around 1:45 p.m., said Lt.
From Los Angeles Times
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