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But local governments that poured billions into EV startups refuse to let failing plants close.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

A person who’s earnest about learning a language is forever trying to decipher something new, failing far more often than succeeding in the early going — yet always working to master the task.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

They accused RTS of selective reporting and failing to scrutinise officials.

From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026

Advocates for AI consciousness may believe that failing to extend moral consideration to AI systems would be akin to mass enslavement.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 24, 2026

President Buchanan, utterly failing to understand his country’s deep divisions, tried to subdue public opinion by labeling slavery’s expansion “a matter of but little practical importance.”

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

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

But the inquiry says this was not the case, listing a catalogue of failings.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

Cornell itself admitted failings in a task force report released in March.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 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

Holmes later said of Pitezel, “he was too valuable a man, even with his failings taken into consideration, for me to dispense with.”

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson