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Noun
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Many similar blunders have been recorded in years past, including arguably the worst example, a disastrous decision three decades ago to overhaul how electricity was produced, distributed and priced.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
18 Apr. 2026 -
Several real estate blunders exacerbated the situation.—
Harvey Levine,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Some observers pointed out flubs like Phillip’s are common during live television broadcasts or breaking news situations.—
Dominick Mastrangelo,
The Hill,
11 Mar. 2026
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Flores was brilliant this season, but the shine on his achievements was somewhat muted by the team’s flubs.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
13 Jan. 2026
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Defensively, Lindor keeps making uncharacteristic mental mistakes, and the Mets don’t seem to have an answer for those either.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Ludvig Aberg swapped out some sloppy mistakes at the Masters with pure iron play at Harbour Town in warm, swirling wind that produced an 8-under 63 for a one-shot lead Thursday in the RBC Heritage.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Small frequency inaccuracies cause vibration reliability to drop, and the result is a mixed bag of products that don't perform as expected.—
Lyssanoel Frater,
USA Today,
8 Apr. 2026
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When inaccuracies do crop up, ghostwriters often take the fall.—
Emily Hodgson Anderson,
The Conversation,
25 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Mental mistakes, defensive miscues and a lack of urgency early in the game led to an 11-6 loss to the A’s on Saturday at Citi Field, the fourth straight for the Mets (7-8).—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
11 Apr. 2026
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The Knicks built a five-point lead early in the second by capitalizing on a series of Nikola Vucevic miscues.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
10 Apr. 2026
Noun
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And watching the Timberwolves goofs who’ve barked on social media eat their words is going to be absolutely quacktacular.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
14 Apr. 2026
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Between unintentionally funny goofs and allegations of affairs, the casting directors struck gold with this one.—
Tiffany Kelly,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Apr. 2026
Noun
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His portrayal of academic life will leave real professors wincing, if not giggling … Despite the obvious research that Martel put into his novel, there are too many gaffes about Homer and Greek epic to persuade any expert.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Apr. 2026
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Last Saturday alone, there were multiple gaffes.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
16 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Pope dropped clangers earlier in the season and weak concessions against Manchester City and Qarabag preceded Everton.—
Chris Waugh,
New York Times,
2 Mar. 2026
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“Bloopers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bloopers. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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