failing

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They countered that Green Dot was underperforming by failing to fully meet the needs of recent arrivals or students who were in and out of the school.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 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

She added government-funded research showed that pollution is still happening when owners were applying spot-on treatments correctly, so the current advice on application was wrong, as was failing to advise against preventative treatment.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Instead, the feedback would be more direct: “It is clear you did not prepare or complete the required work. You have earned this failing grade.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

The skeptics would call it madness or worse, while the people who believed me might see the possession as a moral failing.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros