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Then there was botching the clock management at the end and betting the outcome on a 64-yard field-goal attempt.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 16, 2022

The bigger shock was botching an extra point for the first time since 2008.

From Washington Times • Nov. 25, 2016

AS a thief, James Earl Ray's specialty was botching his getaway.

From Time Magazine Archive

Out on the floor of Louisville's Freedom Hall, the University of Kentucky basketball team was botching plays, losing passes, defending raggedly against an alert Illinois team.

From Time Magazine Archive

As he did it, he saw he was botching it just like everything else.

From The Happy Unfortunate by Silverberg, Robert