fail

Example Sentences

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Today’s AIs are powerful but “jagged,” meaning they can excel at certain math problems yet still fail basic logic tests and aren’t consistent.

From Los Angeles Times

As good as it was for most of the game, picking off Sam Darnold twice and sacking him four times, the Rams defense failed to hold up when it counted most.

From Los Angeles Times

Efforts to force a lasting legacy are maddening, but ultimately, they will fail.

From Salon

Meanwhile, the greenback was also helped by a weaker Japanese yen after the Bank of Japan raised interest rates as expected but failed to boost expectations for further imminent rate rises.

From The Wall Street Journal

Because touchdown airbursts often fail to deform the landscape in lasting ways, confirming their occurrence is much more difficult.

From Science Daily