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a shambolic system of public transportation
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Meanwhile, Guiliano and Lookman looked like the ideal wide players to keep sprinting in behind Barca’s shambolic high defensive line.
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Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2026
In January 2001, fed up with the shambolic and corrupt presidential rule of the former Manila mayor and movie star Joseph Estrada, Manileños once again took to EDSA in what became known as the Second People Power Revolution.
—Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
That his was an almost farcical and shambolic attempt at an autogolpe does not change the gravity of what happened.
—Jamelle Bouie, Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2026
Today’s vote from the shambolic meeting of the federal Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices sets us up for needless tragedy.
—Hannah Jocelyn, New Yorker, 5 Dec. 2025
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Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2026
In January 2001, fed up with the shambolic and corrupt presidential rule of the former Manila mayor and movie star Joseph Estrada, Manileños once again took to EDSA in what became known as the Second People Power Revolution.
—Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
That his was an almost farcical and shambolic attempt at an autogolpe does not change the gravity of what happened.
—Jamelle Bouie, Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2026
Today’s vote from the shambolic meeting of the federal Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices sets us up for needless tragedy.
—Hannah Jocelyn, New Yorker, 5 Dec. 2025
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“Shambolic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shambolic. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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