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fail

[feyl] / feɪl /




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Over 10 years of high-resolution underwater camera footage from ONC failed to capture any zombie worm colonization.

From Science Daily

Elijah Molden made an interception at the Houston 32, and his team made it into the red zone before Dicker’s failed attempt.

From Los Angeles Times

The UK is to impose visa restrictions against people arriving from the Democratic Republic of Congo after its government failed to agree to measures allowing the return of illegal migrants and foreign national offenders.

From BBC

They would fail in the Arctic, where drones must be equipped with deicing systems, robust propulsion to deal with strong winds, and run on jet fuel or diesel instead of batteries.

From The Wall Street Journal

These structures form when newly produced RNA fails to separate from the DNA strand it was copied from, leaving one side of the DNA exposed and vulnerable.

From Science Daily