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failure

[feyl-yer] / ˈfeɪl yər /




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Only 9.2% are at the most advanced stage, with heart failure or another diagnosed form of heart disease, along with other metabolic conditions such as kidney disease, according to the study.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

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

Though I should feel a total failure, my time on the prairie has branded this hope on my heart: next year it will be better.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson




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