fall short of
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Recent polls suggest Netanyahu’s governing bloc could fall short of the 61 seats needed to command a majority in Israel’s 120-member parliament.
From Salon ● Oct. 18, 2026
While representing a slight improvement from the second quarter's 4.3 percent, the reading would fall short of the government's target for this year of 4.5-5.0 percent -- itself the lowest goal in decades.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
This year’s state test scores provided a mixed send-off for the education legacy of Gov. Gavin Newsom, with incremental gains in English and math, but results that continue to fall short of prepandemic achievement levels.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026
The Youth AI Safety Institute designated ChatGPT for Teens as an “Unacceptable Risk,” saying its guardrails fall short of child safety commitments.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
Sometimes that drives me to work even harder; other times, it fills me with panic to think I might fall short of what we both expect from me.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
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