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an event or enterprise that ends disastrously — especially because of poor planning or preparation
- I was just quietly hopeful that, after the racing debacle, Will was still prepared to leave the annex.p. 177.2
- I scanned the local paper, glancing at football matches and village fetes, but was afraid after the racing debacle that Will's chair might get stuck in the grass.p. 225.9
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