be found wanting
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Army isn’t the first to be found wanting by Ukrainian drones.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
Will this genera- tion be found wanting in its hour on the stage of history?
From MSNBC ● Jan. 16, 2018
To be found wanting in the eyes of the tabloids is an occupational hazard that has dogged them for decades.
From BBC ● Mar. 16, 2017
And it's true of all new late-night talk show hosts that they are liable to be found wanting when they arrive.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2015
It was ever a point of prophecy with his detractors in the days of peace that he would be found wanting under stress.
From Merchantmen-at-arms : the British merchants' service in the war by David W. (David William) Bone
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