failures

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More than 20 years after its founding, SpaceX made history Friday with its record-high stock market debut, crowning a unique journey marked by dazzling successes but also catastrophic failures and unfulfilled promises.

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

She calls her garden a work in progress, and although she has suffered failures along the way, she values the friendships she has made outside her front door.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

The government should hold a public inquiry into the "failures" surrounding the death of Henry Nowak, a Sikh lobby group has said.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

The agency assessed far more penalties on missteps including failures to file and pay, though it collected slightly less on owed assessments.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

Naturally, I came to see the list as indicative of her failures as well as mine.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee