snafu
Example Sentences
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A snafu in updating beneficiary information is in the way.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026
In the end, it turned out to be a more mundane scheduling snafu.
From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026
Jefferies analyst Randal Konik, in a note on Tuesday afternoon, also said the Get Low snafu marked a hit to Lululemon’s reputation.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 21, 2026
A SigAlert is the Caltrans heads-up to two- and four-wheelin’ Southern Californians that there’s an unexpected highway or freeway snafu that will be lasting at least half an hour — so make your way accordingly.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 11, 2024
I imagined the usual plots—a helicopter rescue, a tunnel, a paperwork snafu and mistaken release.
From "Hole in My Life" by Jack Gantos
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