clinkers

noun

Definition of clinkersnext
plural of clinker
1
as in mistakes
an unintentional departure from truth or accuracy a documentary that had such clinkers as a reference to Iran as an Arab nation

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2
as in disasters
something that has failed all of the toy company's new offerings for the Christmas season proved to be clinkers

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  1. disasters
  2. errors
  3. failures
  4. disappointments
  5. bricks
  6. losers
  7. catastrophes
Noun
  • In the past few years, the platform has enabled participants to have a real-time snapshot of port and inland network congestion and monitor unexpected cargo shifts caused by disasters like the Baltimore Bridge collapse, and world events, such as the Houthi attacks in the Red Sea.
    Lori Ann LaRocco, CNBC, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Another $29 billion will go to the Federal Emergency Management Agency for response, recovery and mitigation related to presidentially declared major disasters.
    Alan Wooten | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Dec. 2024
Definition of disasters
Noun
  • Take the recent advice from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, of all people, which suggested verifying phishing emails by checking for spelling errors and grammatical inconsistencies.
    Davey Winder, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • However, there is a fundamental challenge in quantum computing space, as an increasing number of errors arise as the system grows in complexity with a higher number of qubits.
    Trefis Team, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of errors
Noun
  • Recent security failures have resulted in massive breaches, compromising terabytes of data and hundreds of millions of records.
    Taylor Brown, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
  • The absence of diverse perspectives in innovation has led to notable failures.
    Shelley Zalis, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of failures
Noun
  • Life is full of disappointments.
    Brennan Barnard, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
  • There has been an accumulation of losses, missteps and disappointments over recent years that has led to this feeling.
    Kaitlyn McGrath, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
Definition of disappointments
Noun
  • Who made Milwaukee's cream city bricks?
    Cailey Gleeson, Journal Sentinel, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Each figurine is comprised of about 500 LEGO bricks and is about 9 inches high and 4 inches wide.
    Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of bricks
Noun
  • The Flyers limp into the Christmas break losers of four of their last five (1-4-0), with their lone win over Columbus on Saturday.
    Kevin Kurz, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • This selective spending behavior has created a clear divide between winners and losers in the consumer and retail space.
    Randy Watts, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of losers
Noun
  • This spaceplane would advance space exploration and satellite delivery until ultimately being retired following a series of high-profile and tragic catastrophes.
    Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Kenya grappled with one of its worst floods in recent history, the latest in a string of weather catastrophes, following weeks of extreme rainfall that scientists linked to a changing climate.
    Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of catastrophes
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