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failure

[fayl-yer] / ˈfeɪl jər /




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He also questioned investigators’ failure to obtain Verizon cellphone records before they became unavailable.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

Parliament's public accounts committee said the delay was leading to spiralling costs and risked causing a "catastrophic failure" that would harm the UK's "morale and reputation".

From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026

Morocco's royal palace welcomed the failure to renew Minurso's mandate.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

Targeting the liver could be particularly valuable in Alzheimer's research, where efforts to develop treatments acting directly in the brain have faced an estimated 98% failure rate in clinical trials.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 3, 2026

At least Berlin could sit by the river, take in the music, and maybe she could forget about how much it was going to hurt, going home, when she would be going home a failure.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

Authorities have admitted to security and intelligence failures that paved the way for the clashes, large-scale looting and vandalism of public property that erupted on October 17.

From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2026

It admitted a number of maintenance and inspection failures before the crash, as well as failing to warn the driver that part of the track was unsafe, or tell him to reduce his speed.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

Authorities have acknowledged security and intelligence failures that helped pave the way for the clashes, widespread looting and vandalism that erupted on October 17.

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

But despite Cárdenas’ political failures, he remained a respected elder statesman and a central figure on the Mexican left until his death.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

Over and over again, a cycling of tasks, of failures, of problems.

From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini


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