failings
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Some of this institution’s failings are physical and not easily mended—notably the architect Renzo Piano’s claustrophobic floorplan.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026
The statement said Nuñez should be transparent over what Macron called "intelligence and foresight failings".
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
This time—in scores by Respighi, Brahms, Strauss, Elgar and Tchaikovsky—I was far less impressed, though not because of any technical failings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
Mr. Gude presents Eugene Debs as a man not without failings but ultimately heroic.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
The job was a sign of his failings.
From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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