oops

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They give no thought to geopolitics or to winning a war - oops, a "foreign contingency."

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  • It was a tale of an evil alliance called the Axis -- oops, no, the Sixa--who are prevented from dropping the A-bomb, while their opponents, the Allies -- no, oops, that's the Seilla --refrain from using the weapon, fearing its implications. —  F ;SF; - vol 097 issue 03 - September 1999
  • Just look how much time Rudy and Bernie devoted to securing -- oops, I almost said "procuring" -- gov't-provided love nests for their extramarital shtupping. —  DownWithTyranny!
  • But oops, that is not what the New World Order stands for now is it? —  Alex Jones' Prison Planet.com
  • Who knows what revelations lurk -- oops, one arrived as I am writing ... —  Latest Articles
  • He still did nothing wrong, except insist upon his rights-oops, which isn't wrong, either. —  Donklephant
 

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