failure
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In recent years, GSK has largely gone after deals for drugs with proven disease targets, rather than novel mechanisms that carry a higher risk of failure.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
The study also found that finerenone reduced the combined risk of kidney failure, worsening CKD, heart failure, or cardiovascular death by 23%.
From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026
Haney also says that Rinderknecht is being tried to paper over the failure of firefighters to extinguish the initial blaze, saying they bear significant responsibility for the ensuing tragedy.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
The police found the original decision to be correct, but a police chief described the failure to search Sullivan's property for "items to support the investigation" as a "missed opportunity".
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
I wanted nothing more than to skip the recap of my one-second failure and join the crowd heading home.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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Vocabulary lists containing failure
"Principles of Business," Vocabulary from Chapter 6
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