failed

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Failed breakdowns can be powerful fuel for upside moves, particularly when they occur after extended declines.

From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026

The name is an acronym, explained on the opening page: Failed In London Try Hong Kong.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025

"Failed restructuring plans and broken promises from the company have become a familiar, demoralising pattern, and things simply can't go on as they are," he added.

From BBC • May 20, 2025

In the years to come, we’ll all remember the 2024 Super Bowl as The Year the Celebrity Ad Formula Failed.

From Slate • Feb. 12, 2024

Failed to grab one during our last gas stop, and according to my old map, this is the last decent-sized city we’ll pass through for a while.

From "Clean Getaway" by Nic Stone