- present participle of fail.
failing
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Drought Monitor, exacerbating the island’s already failing infrastructure.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Meanwhile, some hospitals have reported disruption due to key equipment failing in the heat.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
As an actor, she loves watching people trying to lie — and failing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
Suraci stressed that large carnivores, like any species, have inherent value beyond the services they provide to human beings -- but said that failing to make the economic case would be a disservice to them.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
An outspoken abolitionist, Lafayette criticized his American patriot friends for failing to put an end to slavery.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
That said, ownership of BP’s historical failings is a good step forward for the investment case, and we look to the call for more clarity on the financial framework and tangible plans ahead.”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 2026
The committee added that special forces involvement "should not prevent Parliament and the public from understanding how administrative failings occurred".
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
He’s candid enough about the paper’s failings over the Steele dossier.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
Equally disturbing are the failings of the justice system that keep him on death row.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
The job was a sign of his failings.
From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri
