failing

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OpenAI has said that it strengthened safety measures, and Chief Executive Sam Altman apologized for failing to alert law enforcement to the perpetrator’s account.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

A loss doesn't mean the company is failing; it often means it is investing heavily in future growth.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

About 600,000 people still get water from systems that state regulators say are failing to meet safe drinking water standards.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

If, however, academic success is measured by a school’s ability to nurture its students through graduation, we were failing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

When I heard this, I was beginning to feel a strange chill and failing at the heart.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë