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failure

[feyl-yer] / ˈfeɪl jər /




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A failure at that level, followed by a break below the established uptrend, would suggest that yields are turning lower.

From MarketWatch Jul. 24, 2026

Even the European Union, which Albania hopes to join in 2030, has spoken out on the country's failure to meet obligations under Chapter 27, which relates to the environment and climate change.

From Barron's Jul. 23, 2026

"This movement centres on administrative failure," Rahul Verma, a fellow at the Centre for Policy Research, a Delhi-based think tank, told the BBC.

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

San Bernardino Chapter President Tiffany Jones said rewarding Morales would be a “stunning failure of accountability and a direct betrayal of students, faculty, and staff.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 23, 2026

To me, finishing eighth grade with the second-highest GPA felt like a failure, even though lots of people told me it shouldn’t.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

Police investigators said in the case file that they identified hundreds of stops that were not properly documented, along with failures by the officers to active their body and dashboard cameras.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2026

A broader sweep is yet to come, with officials in June proposing tariffs of between 10 percent and 12.5 percent targeting 60 trading partners over alleged failures to act against forced labor.

From Barron's Jul. 22, 2026

In their book “The M&A Failure Trap,” they reported that roughly 70% to 75% of the 40,000 M&A deals between 1980 and 2022 were failures — destroying shareholder value.

From MarketWatch Jul. 21, 2026

Checks on other housing around England revealed hundreds of fire-safety failures.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

Perhaps Jaimito felt broken by these failures and her reminders of how she had tried to prevent them.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez




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