failed

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Chief Executive Meg O’Neill oversees a shift back to fossil fuels after a failed renewables foray and Chairman Albert Manifold’s firing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Those lawsuits failed, but Venice Dell proponents alleged in a July 2024 lawsuit that Park and Feldstein Soto took up where neighborhood critics failed in court and worked behind the scenes to thwart the project.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Lebanon has long teetered on the edge of being a failed state.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

However, even after he was prompted by the church two years into his employment, he still failed to undergo a check for a further five months.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

Like when Camille failed to mention that she’d gotten a parking ticket.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller