failings
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He said the "multi-agency failings need a multi-agency review" and that lessons should be learned and acted on.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
An inquest found a number of failings in his care, leading to a coroner issuing another prevention of future deaths report.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
That said, ownership of BP’s historical failings is a good step forward for the investment case, and we look to the call for more clarity on the financial framework and tangible plans ahead.”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 2026
Bush's own barrister Richard Wright KC said "greed, incompetence and an inability to keep up with his own failings" had driven the crimes.
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026
They warded off the negative stereotypes that haunted Negroes like shadows, using tough love to protect both the errant individual and the group from her failings.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
