failure
Example Sentences
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Failure to qualify is not expected to halt plans, with qualification said to be a bonus rather than something banked on.
From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026
Failure to cast a vote will be the same as a no-vote, according to the company’s proxy.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026
Failure to break the deadlock this week would most likely push the issue back until after the Hungarian vote, whatever its outcome.
From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026
"Failure after failure, then we found something we weren't expecting in the mess -- a real diamond in the rough. And it is all thanks to a failed control experiment," Vahey said.
From Science Daily • Mar. 14, 2026
Because today, it was official: he was a Grand Failure.
From "Hello, Universe" by Erin Entrada Kelly
Vocabulary lists containing failure
"Principles of Business," Vocabulary from Chapter 6
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