failure

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Gold’s failure as a haven may also have, in part, reflected selling by central banks to raise cash.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Birotte said he agreed with the defense attorneys that the failure to turn over discovery constituted a Brady violation, in which suppression of evidence favorable to the defense violates due process.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Her response to questions about the DOJ’s failure to prosecute Epstein’s accomplices with the statement “the Dow is over $50,000 right now” became an immediate punch line.

From Slate • Apr. 2, 2026

"The risk is that this third consecutive failure to qualify will deepen young people's disengagement from the Azzurri," she said.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

This is the biggest failure in Greek mathematics, and it is the only thing that kept them from discovering calculus.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife