failures

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They were also allowed to operate largely undetected due to minimal monitoring of their activities, the use of obsolete systems by the firm and take advantage of failures including a lack of regular security scans.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

As with many emerging technologies, regulatory approaches that focus on today’s market failures may struggle to keep up with rapid change — and risk missing the most important sources of imminent consumer harm.

From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026

Jim Abeler, a Republican member of Minnesota's Senate, is also critical of ICE's tactics - but he feels it points to deeper policy failures that need fixing.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

It creates the wealth that lets us push our way past our constant failures of personal compassion, sympathy and encouragement, so that those who don’t win are fed and housed and can live.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

Other corporate failures occurred both in Europe and in the United States, but their true meaning remained for the moment unclear—in retrospect, a good thing.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson