fail
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If bitcoin futures fail to break above that level, though, it would be a sign that too many investors still see more downside risk than short-term upside.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026
Critics argue that the rampant commercialization of consumers’ social lives will fail once people start to tire of it.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
The study’s findings also highlight gaps in disease surveillance systems, which often fail to detect pathogens circulating in wildlife before they reach humans.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026
Replimune CEO Sushil Patel slammed the FDA, saying the medicine didn’t fail, “the system did.”
From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026
It’s bad enough to fail, but far worse to see another succeed at the very accomplishment you’d hoped to achieve.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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