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failure

[feyl-yer] / ˈfeɪl yər /




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“For the first time in several years, there’s a growing perception that the failure to act quickly risks losing the asset,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal

What is revealed in the film, and puts Ms. Zenovich at a disadvantage, is Mr. Chase’s heart failure in 2021, which led to an eight-day coma and five weeks of hospitalization.

From The Wall Street Journal

What does that failure reveal about human behavior?

From The Wall Street Journal

He added Welsh was the language most commonly spoken at the site, but the failure to secure a replacement before the end of generation at Wylfa meant Anglesey "paid the price".

From BBC

Officials warned that failing sewers, power supplies and IT systems were causing an "unacceptable failure of critical services".

From BBC