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failure

[feyl-yer] / ˈfeɪl jər /




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The utility prioritizes replacement projects based on a variety of factors including the age of the line, leak history and the consequences of failure in a particular area.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 25, 2026

"That is not a failure of honesty or effort, it is simply too much of a burden to be met in every case."

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

Foreign policy analyst Edward Burke of University College Dublin said the Aughinish controversy reflects a failure by Ireland to react to earlier sanctions.

From Barron's Jul. 24, 2026

A failure at that level, followed by a break below the established uptrend, would suggest that yields are turning lower.

From MarketWatch Jul. 24, 2026

What really struck Ellsberg was that government leaders seemed to have learned nothing from three years of failure in Vietnam.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin

Police investigators said in the case file that they identified hundreds of stops that were not properly documented, along with failures by the officers to active their body and dashboard cameras.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2026

His work as an MP partly led to the Hillsborough Law, which was passed last week and is intended to prevent cover-ups linked to failures of the state.

From BBC Jul. 21, 2026

But analysts say they are being scapegoated for South Africa's deep economic and governance challenges, including unemployment above 30 percent and massive failures in the delivery of basic services.

From Barron's Jul. 21, 2026

Unfazed by past failures, Zhu stepped down from his CEO role at GigaDevice in 2018 to become the CEO of CXMT, reportedly pledging to take no salary until the company was profitable.

From MarketWatch Jul. 18, 2026

Or feel like failures because they couldn’t do the impossible.

From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen




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