- plural of failing.
failings
Example Sentences
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The move was recommended in 2003 by the inquiry into the Harold Shipman murders and called for again a decade later as part of the inquiry into the failings at Mid Staffordshire NHS Trust.
From BBC β Sep. 15, 2026
The Trust told the coroner they had addressed some of the issues raised in the inquest, and are launching an investigation into the staff whose failings have been identified.
From BBC β Sep. 14, 2026
Her slaying shocked the world and put Malta, the European Union's smallest member state, in the spotlight over its apparent rule-of-law failings.
From Barron's β Sep. 2, 2026
Despite the failings in Jaafri's care, "and for reasons which remain unfathomable", the death was not reported to him by doctors at the hospital, nor the medical examiner, the coroner said.
From BBC β Aug. 18, 2026
But here in Village, marks and failings were not considered flaws at all.
From "Messenger" by Lois Lowry
