failure
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People in the melatonin group were nearly 3.5 times as likely to be hospitalized for heart failure as those in the comparison group.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 29, 2026
Wall Street has yet to make up its mind about whether Apple’s AI strategy is a success or failure.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 29, 2026
She tended to greet failure with a joke.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
In July, both terminals at Gatwick lost running water for several hours after a power failure at a treatment works in the area.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
Not only did I make fun of the town’s pride and joy, but I was also a failure at doing it.
From "Linked" by Gordon Korman
I got the sense that he was less capable of getting disappointed by those failures than I would be.
From Slate ● Aug. 28, 2026
Aviation accidents often result from a series of failures, and investigators may take a year or more to determine their causes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
Investigators are still probing the accident but a preliminary report in April pointed to communication failures and a lack of proper equipment.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
"The behaviour found in this case was simply intolerable. It involved failures to declare conflicts of interest, dishonesty and conduct which undermined the integrity, impartiality and professionalism expected of every police officer."
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
Their triumphs and failures, the soul they carried, the injustices they strove to change.
From "The Rock and the River" by Kekla Magoon
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"Principles of Business," Vocabulary from Chapter 6
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