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Yet in a country that needs renewal rather than retrenchment, this kind of politics tends to generate perpetual crises—which have, in turn, caused the party to make a series of shambolic climbdowns that have eroded its credibility.—Oliver Eagleton, Time, 5 July 2025 The strike, powered past Sanchez by Wallace Yan, was the result of the kind of shambolic defending that has plagued Chelsea since its golden generation of players left the squad.—Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 20 June 2025 The three very professional analysts immediately began very professional analysis of O’Neal’s shambolic gait.—Christie D’zurilla, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2025 In this meaningless shambolic parking-lot-theater mess?—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 19 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for shambolic
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