failure
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Saudi Arabia warned Iran earlier in the week that a failure to cut a deal now could lead to further escalation.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
We had that failure which, of course, cost us the win, because we had everything under control up until that point.
From BBC • May 21, 2026
In a financialized pharmaceutical industry, the ultimate marker of success and failure rests not with the lives improved or saved.
From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026
In addition, rates of non-fatal heart attacks, non-fatal strokes, and hospitalizations for heart failure were all lower among patients using the drugs.
From Science Daily • May 21, 2026
Even after Lépine and Bertillon failed—even after their failure was exposed—a lot of people decided to repeat their mistakes: they decided to believe in Eduardo de Valfierno.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
Vocabulary lists containing failure
"Principles of Business," Vocabulary from Chapter 6
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