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mishap

[mis-hap, mis-hap] / ˈmɪs hæp, mɪsˈhæp /


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However, Clear Street analyst Greg Pendy sees the Blue Origin mishap as an opportunity for Rocket Lab to seize market share.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

The team was able to make light of the mishap.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

After a newsworthy mishap, his agent advises him to lie low, which is impossible for him to do; there is no itch he won’t scratch, and no good advice he’ll actually follow.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

Days after the friendly fire mishap, he and his unit were tasked with clearing bunkers on foot.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026

He’d limp out of the office, rubbing his ass, to provide updates on the 507th Maintenance Company mishap or the new POWs or the unorthodox guerrilla tactics being used by Iraq’s Elite Republican Guard.

From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx




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