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fiascoes

noun

plural of fiasco

as in disasters

something that has failed undaunted by his early fiascoes, he continued his experiments in rocketry

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Recent Examples of fiascoes Contained within all these fiascoes is a subtly different conservative movement. — Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 26 Apr. 2026 Trump is the most corrupt and scandal-plagued president since Nixon; indeed, his fiascoes eclipse Nixon’s, but many of them remain mostly or somewhat hidden, thanks in part to a much more acquiescent Republican Congress than the one Nixon had. — David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 8 Apr. 2026

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Noun

These factors make its impacts somewhat of a wild card, experts say, with the effects of global warming acting in concert with El Niño to heighten the severity of heat waves and other disasters.

— Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
The organization was created by a group of BBQ pitmasters after the deadly 2011 EF-5 tornado in Joplin, Missouri, with the purpose of feeding communities after disasters.

— Darius Johnson, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of disasters

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In retrospect, Richardson-Whitfield believes some of those disappointments were necessary to put her on the path toward directing.

— Dominique Fluker, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
And yet, more often than not, modern-day biopic films are disappointments, inert movies that fall into the same narrative traps, leaving audiences cold.

— Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of disappointments

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The contrast is a reminder of the differences between the neighboring nations — their political systems, resources and the strength of their institutions — and a demonstration of how those can take on life-or-death importance in catastrophes.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
The company’s founder, Jeff Bezos, envisions building space habitats that could house billions as a solution to environmental catastrophes on Earth.

— Marissa E. Yingling, The Conversation, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of catastrophes

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