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adjective satellite • not elegant or graceful in expression • generally incompetent and ineffectual • revealing lack of perceptiveness or judgment or finesse | ||||
| 29% | 8 | A second attempt at something after the first attempt failed | ||
noun • an approach that fails and gives way to another attempt | ||||
| 25% | 9 | Captain William Bligh's attempt to set a new record for traveling from England to Tahiti | ||
noun • a ship of the British navy; in 1789 part of the crew mutinied against their commander William Bligh and set him afloat in an open boat | ||||
Bungling Current Record Attempt Ultimately
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Updated: September 1, 2025
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