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- noun Plural form of
fiasco .
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Examples
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Three forces -- sky-high gasoline prices, the massive costs of rebuilding the Gulf Coast and ever-gloomier public assessments of the war in Iraq -- have combined to weaken Bush's reputation as a strong leader, and leave him vulnerable to the kind of second-term fiascoes that tend to befall all presidents: think Ronald Reagan and Iran-contra, or Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky.
Troubled Waters 2007
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Los AngelesWhat lessons should the carmaker have learned from recall fiascoes of decades past?
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Every week, there are major fiascoes in Afghanistan.
William Bradley: Afghan War at 10, 9/11 at 10+: Did Osama bin Laden Win After All? William Bradley 2011
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It's not "infrastructure" as in lets ad some bike lanes to your 6 billion dollar fiascoes.
We Need People Who Ride Bikes, Not Cyclists « PubliCola 2010
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Every week, there are major fiascoes in Afghanistan.
William Bradley: Afghan War at 10, 9/11 at 10+: Did Osama bin Laden Win After All? William Bradley 2011
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With the ticketing fiascoes surrounding the World Cup in South Asia, the game's administrators risk alienating people who attend games.
Pardon the Commercial Contortion Richard Lord 2011
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Its pared-down, old-school controls avert modern alarm-clock fiascoes: leaving the volume too low or on vibrate or setting the alarm for p.m. instead of a.m.
Back in Time 2011
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What Clinton fails to talk about is the fact that the Waco and Ruby Ridge fiascoes during Clinton's administration lead to Timothy McVeigh.
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Between the fiascoes over the Clinton and Obama seats, and MN electing a comedian, the Senate now really is the butt of a joke. —
Minnesota Board Certifies Franken Win - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2009
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This system would mitigate fraud, make election challenges much simpler, and help prevent fiascoes like the 2000 Florida election or the 2008 Minnesota Senate election from ever happening again.
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