failed
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But planning restrictions imposed before construction began mean they cannot be sold to people who want to live there and a challenge to the rules failed.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
The daylong strike at the South Korean automaker, the first since 2016, followed months of failed wage negotiations and a series of partial walkouts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
After an emotional 11-week trial, judge Matthew Nicklin sided with the publisher in a ruling handed down on July 7, concluding the "claimants failed to prove their pleaded allegations".
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
Each month, they were sent a mailer promoting the “Selection of the Month,” and if the customer failed to return the rejection form, Columbia House would send them the new release and charge their account.
From Salon ● Aug. 21, 2026
It stretched its burning wings, tried to fly, and failed.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
