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Observers failed to see the impending downturns in 1873, 1929, and 2000.
From Barron's ● Oct. 31, 2026
After conventional tests failed, the researchers tried a technique called Spacer-seq, which had previously been developed in Shipman's laboratory.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026
In that period they failed in 14 of their 17 fourth-innings chases when set targets between 200 and 350.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
One has to go back 80 years to find a midterm year when small caps failed to gain.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
Over decades, Congress had repeatedly tried, and failed, to negotiate the “slavery question.”
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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