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During last week's WWE SmackDown, a series of mistakes and botches drew harsh criticism from fans.—
Matthew Couden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025 -
This might seem like a minor quibble, but the fact that the new movie botches the whole wait-what-did-they-actually-do-last-summer thing speaks to a prevailing sense of laziness.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
16 July 2025
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For a no-fuss, no-mess option for your patio, the Thermacell Patio Shield provides a 10-foot protection zone, perfect for small outdoor spaces like balconies or porches.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
5 Mar. 2026
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Instead of rolling individual enchiladas or topping individual tacos, serve a big-batch fajita casserole for Tex-Mex flavor without as much effort or mess.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
5 Mar. 2026
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The saga of this pipeline project, which was known as the Trans Mountain Expansion, or TMX, is now familiar to most Canadians as a fiasco of epic proportions.—
Robert Moor,
New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2026
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Soccer fiasco To say the City Section soccer playoffs were a mess would be an understatement.—
Eric Sondheimer
Columnist
Follow,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Mar. 2026
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There are too many out of stocks, too little inspiration in ranges, too much muddle and mess in stores.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
3 Mar. 2026
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Another muddle concerns his expectations of economic gains from artificial intelligence.—
Business Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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Such lack of vision — or ample self-delusion — propelled Americans to disaster in Iraq, even with some competent advisers in the White House.—
Trudy Rubin,
Twin Cities,
6 Mar. 2026
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Leaving Polis off the guest list of a recent governors’ dinner at the White House was the latest slap in the face of many that include rescinded federal grants, a vetoed water bill, rejected disaster fund requests, and the loss of two federal agencies.—
Krista Kafer,
Denver Post,
6 Mar. 2026
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Can Connor Murphy improve Edmonton’s defensive game Lost in the goalie trade debacle was that part of Edmonton’s real problem wasn’t all goaltending to begin with.—
Dom Luszczyszyn,
New York Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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The debacle prompted congressional hearings and bills in state legislatures aimed at better protecting consumers.—
Larry Neumeister,
Fortune,
3 Mar. 2026
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“Cock-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cock-up. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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