failure
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Among these patients, finerenone lowered the risk of kidney failure or CKD progression by 26% compared with placebo.
From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026
He wants more details on the fuel switches and believes an on-board electrical failure could cause the system to believe the switches were toggled to “CUTOFF.”
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
Police bosses admitted not arresting Calocane had been a "serious and systemic and operational failure".
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
This failure will haunt Washington for decades, but the most immediate effects are felt among the Gulf Arabs.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
“Why this failure? Could it have been prevented? What lessons could be drawn from our experiences that would enable others to avoid similar failures?”
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
Vocabulary lists containing failure
"Principles of Business," Vocabulary from Chapter 6
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