failed

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To its many critics, the Ministry of Defence failed to spend well what money it got, botching procurement after procurement, delivering new equipment late and over budget.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

"I messed up the first three launches, the first three launches failed," co-founder Elon Musk recalled years later.

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

INGLEWOOD, Calif.—Just one day before the start of the 2018 World Cup in Russia, for which the U.S. failed to qualify, the federation was given a new goal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

Should Bonta or others sue, they would have to convince a judge that the nation’s top antitrust regulators failed to make a proper finding despite their lengthy review.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

The committee “entirely failed to discover any means” by which the rappings were made by the sisters.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock