failings

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Ten years ago, Peter Cipriano, a graduate student at Baruch College, wrote his master’s thesis about one of New York City’s most tortured civic failings: its inability to fix Penn Station.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 13, 2026

And his low conversation ratio from 27 poles is almost entirely down to team failings rather than driver.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Or is he a scapegoat for the failings of California firefighters?

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

"The police have never acknowledged the extent of their failings and the harm that they've caused in repercussions, not only on us as a family, for all these 90 women," Alex said.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

I would see it as my fault, the result of my failings.

From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston