found wanting
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Army isn’t the first to be found wanting by Ukrainian drones.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
According to one version of events, when he was given a chance to run the company, he was found wanting.
From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2026
But this Six Nations campaign has demanded more of them and they have been found wanting.
From BBC ● Feb. 23, 2026
In contrast, Ireland's confidence looked shot to pieces and they were again found wanting against one of the sides against whom they like to measure themselves.
From BBC ● Feb. 6, 2026
Somewhere in fantasyland Ignatius was dreaming of a terrified Myma Minkoff being tried by a court of Taste and Decency and found wanting.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
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