failed

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Days after the Americans failed to qualify for the 2018 World Cup in Russia, U.S.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

The past few decades, Elon Musk told them, had been “a dark age” for human space flight—one costly government program after another that failed to reach the pad.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

The Red Devils failed to quality for Europe and played only one match in both the FA Cup and the EFL Cup.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

"It means failed rains, dying crops, rising food prices, and families pushed to the edge yet again."

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

“Shall we ask Commandant Goth why he issued the order? Shall we find out which soldier failed to put it in the log?”

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman