debacles

variants also débâcles
plural of debacle

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Recent Examples of debacles Those debacles not only angered voters but showed to the bond markets that Labour would struggle to shore up Britain’s public finances. Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025 Japan is also looking at political uncertainty as Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is set to step down, following electoral debacles that saw the ruling Liberal Democratic Party lose its majority in both the lower and upper houses of parliament. Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2025 Property tax debacles Legislators and other panelists were split on how the recall could affect ongoing discourse around property tax valuations in Jackson County. Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 16 Sep. 2025 After two playoff debacles, a track record of poor play against quality teams during his tenure and a season of disappointment in 2024, the coach must direct his team toward a strong rebound this week against the New England Patriots. Mike Jones, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025 But overall, history provides numerous examples of politicians, especially in autocracies, who can survive military debacles. John Mueller, Foreign Affairs, 29 Nov. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for debacles
Noun
  • The findings offer a new perspective on one of history’s most famous military disasters.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Its experts worked hard to prepare for a variety of disasters, such as a freak weather event, a terrorist attack, or an airplane accidentally crashing into a reactor.
    Simon Shuster, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The director of Paris’ iconic Louvre Museum is facing scrutiny over apparent security failures that allowed thieves to make off with more than $100 million worth of jewels.
    Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Their failures have hit the private credit industry.
    Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The vibes in Fayetteville are horrendous, and consecutive late-game catastrophes against Ole Miss and Memphis weren’t even the worst part.
    Quentin Corpuel, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2025
  • The season 8 finale saw Bobby's family, friends, and colleagues healing in the aftermath, but the impact of his passing will no doubt color the catastrophes awaiting our heroes.
    Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The losers in this round are Toby and our not-so-perfect Tom, who struggles the entire episode, which is strange for a man who is that good-looking.
    Brian Moylan, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2025
  • And this time, unlike last year with the Steelers, his team walked away losers.
    Matt Schubert, Denver Post, 19 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • In some ways, Doug’s death signaled two tragedies, as Sage’s grand romance also came to a climax and an end over the course of Gen V’s season two finale.
    Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Greek tragedies, Roman philosophy, African American literature, global masterpieces—these are not dusty relics.
    MSNBC Newsweek, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • There have been some good movies, some pretty good movies, some disappointments and some dogs.
    Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 24 Oct. 2025
  • One of my major disappointments in a lot of the writing was its humorlessness.
    Diya Chacko, Oc Register, 21 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The piling on of hurdles, unforeseen challenges, and calamities is almost ridiculous.
    Frederick Dreier, Outside, 7 Oct. 2025
  • In the episode, eight of the nine ringers suffer calamities on the eve of the game which preclude their participation, with Sax held on comically-unfounded suspicion of committing approximately 600 murders in the New York City area.
    Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 28 Sep. 2025

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