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a shambolic system of public transportation
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The mass reinstatements were as shambolic as the mass firings had been.
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E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2025
Under President Donald Trump, the United States’ exit became both more blatant and more shambolic, as the country abandoned some regional allies and egged on others—often flip-flopping from one to the other indiscriminately.
—Kenneth M. Pollack, Foreign Affairs, 19 Apr. 2022
An even greater danger may lie in the shambolic nature of his policymaking.
—Bret Stephens, The Mercury News, 13 Mar. 2025
The shambolic nature of his plots has a Scheherazade flavor, a storyteller unfurling a tale bit by bit with no aim other than keeping the reader invested moment-to-moment, failure being the penalty of death.
—John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 22 Feb. 2025
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E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2025
Under President Donald Trump, the United States’ exit became both more blatant and more shambolic, as the country abandoned some regional allies and egged on others—often flip-flopping from one to the other indiscriminately.
—Kenneth M. Pollack, Foreign Affairs, 19 Apr. 2022
An even greater danger may lie in the shambolic nature of his policymaking.
—Bret Stephens, The Mercury News, 13 Mar. 2025
The shambolic nature of his plots has a Scheherazade flavor, a storyteller unfurling a tale bit by bit with no aim other than keeping the reader invested moment-to-moment, failure being the penalty of death.
—John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 22 Feb. 2025
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“Shambolic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shambolic. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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