failure
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Crews don’t always make it home; the 1986 Challenger space-shuttle disaster and the 2003 Columbia shuttle failure still loom large.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
That record is blemished by his removal from an assignment based on his Francis-like tendencies, which may have had a hand in his failure to rise above the lowest of the U.S.
From Slate • Apr. 13, 2026
The failure of the talks was “not a shock,” said Tobin Marcus, head of U.S. politics and policy at Wolfe Research, in a note.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026
In a press conference, Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun also urged diplomacy and called on the United States and Iran to abide by their ceasefire, after the failure of weekend peace talks in Pakistan.
From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026
Several hours later, his first wife, Alice, died in his arms from kidney failure, a day after giving birth to their daughter.
From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple
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"Principles of Business," Vocabulary from Chapter 6
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