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Verb
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And Kash Patel's FBI seems to be bungling the investigation at every step.—
K. Thor Jensen,
PC Magazine,
13 Mar. 2026 -
Cricket was shot for yapping uncontrollably, bungling the mission, and killing innocent bystanders.—
Jonathan Chait,
The Atlantic,
5 Mar. 2026
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On Monday night in Cleveland, a grown man in the Progressive Field bleachers created a ruckus by botching a home run catch and then stealing the ball from the young girl who was trying to pick it up on the rebound.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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Lawmakers of both parties accused Bondi of botching the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files, which Congress directed in December.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
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There was an emotional honesty that embraced the idea that growth isn’t always linear (see Andie from The Devil Wears Prada, fumbling a relationship with a good guy because her career came first).—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
24 Apr. 2026
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Be ill-prepared for Christmas and face the danger of fumbling your most profitable time of the year.—
Kamal Ahmed,
Fortune,
23 Apr. 2026
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In August 2024, the two were ordered to pay nearly $1 billion to families who sued the couple for mishandling dead relatives' bodies.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2026
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According to police, further investigation led to authorities finding several occasions when Kovarcik and Rahman were observed mishandling other children under their care.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Scamping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scamping. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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