failures
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A 2011 Boeing service letter described past failures in the bearing assembly, but didn’t find that the faults posed a safety of flight problem.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
By and large, experts point to systematic failures that leave Americans more vulnerable to mental illness and without access to drug-free interventions, which cost both time and money.
From Salon • May 18, 2026
The unfortunate reality is that mechanical failures are inevitable when U.S. trains collectively travel some 500 million miles a year.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026
He said it is "clear that there were failures in the police response" adding that "there is a lot of learning that needs to be taken from the tragic circumstances surrounding Katie's murder".
From BBC • May 13, 2026
His failures were sharpened, in an odd way, by Woody’s return.
From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston
