- plural of failing.
failings
Example Sentences
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The wider review into maternity failings in Nottingham began in September 2022, and was led by senior midwife Donna Ockenden.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
That external review, published in 2018, found 13 failings and concluded Harriet's death was "almost certainly preventable".
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 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
They warded off the negative stereotypes that haunted Negroes like shadows, using tough love to protect both the errant individual and the group from her failings.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
