fail
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What these sales fail to capture is what people spend on services such as travel, recreation and entertainment.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026
DNA becomes incorrectly folded, and important genes involved in heart development may fail to switch on when they are needed.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 13, 2026
Should the two sides fail to hash out a settlement with conditions, Loeb and Hollander asked Ellison and Bonta to seek an earlier trial date for the legal showdown.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
Adding to the risks associated with the heatwave, a few tropical nights - where temperatures fail to drop below 20C - are also on the cards as increasingly humid air spreads into western areas.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
Which makes me think of the holiday concert and my slide fail and the locked closet, and I blink hard to make the memories stop.
From "Muffled" by Jennifer Gennari
The opposition movement, she believes, fails to notice the hardship she sees at the bar—the women waiting for a spot at the shelter, or the regulars stretching a drink since their homes are empty.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
If the deal fails to close by June 4, Paramount would have to pay Warner Bros. a $7-billion breakup fee.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
It never fails to sound like a call to arms.
From Salon ● Aug. 10, 2026
In other words, the mall site that launched the entire movement could see the tech park go ahead if the county executive fails to follow her own rhetoric, even if the two-year moratorium otherwise lasts.
From Slate ● Aug. 6, 2026
But as to how a prince may recognize such a minister, there is this method that never fails.
From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli
While Mr. Mangione suffered chronic back pain and had spinal fusion surgery, it remains unclear why he believed the system failed him.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
I like this recipe in particular because if the farmers market has otherwise failed you, there is a decent chance the pickle table has not.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026
He joins with Salzburg having failed to lift the Austrian Bundesliga title for the past three seasons - after winning the previous 10 in a row.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
“At every turn, Lineage has failed to meet its responsibility to this community,” she said in a statement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
Either the loaves failed to rise or else they puffed up absurdly and turned hard as bricks.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
In his filings, he accused successor trustee Paul Kanin of failing to pay out cash Reiner claims he was owed as far back as fall 2023.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
Canadian officials have threatened to sue Stellantis for failing to meet its pledge to assemble the Jeep Compass in Brampton.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Leavitt, by never failing to placate, flatter and worship her boss, has displayed a singular and decisive pathway, although not a very original one, to political success.
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026
He added that the health board had taken "a 'one-size-fits-all' approach when withholding information, failing to carefully consider the case for and against disclosure".
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
If I can’t make the earth move, then I’d be failing all these Shards.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
