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THIS WEEK'S WORD IN THE NEWS
FIASCO
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DEFINITION:
A complete failure, especially one that is ignominious or humiliating.
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FOUND IN THE NEWS:
A former state official who played a major role in the state's biggest privatization fiasco is now making money trying to help Texas fix the problems that resulted.
Dallas Morning News -- 03/15/2010
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