let down
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The campaigner said survivors and victims had been let down by the justice system and that the meeting must not be a "media stunt".
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
"We welcome that the minister has finally acted and will be watching closely to ensure he follows through and that girls are not let down."
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
Voters on this continent feel lost and let down by parties they've supported over and again for decades.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
I'm a massive fan of Unai Emery but the Ollie Watkins thing sickens you a bit, he was really let down by his striker last week.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
I’ve already let down every one of those Lysander pilots—who liked and encouraged me so much they were daft enough to let me take one of their planes to France.
From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein
While Avast’s server list highlights specific servers as optimized for streaming, their performance was somewhat of a let-down.
From Salon ● Mar. 21, 2026
Enzo Maresca's side have squandered eight points from winning positions already this season and the latest let-down came at Stamford Bridge when Sunderland's Chemsdine Talbi's snatched a stoppage-time winner.
From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2025
An Australian tourist who has visited Nepal more than a dozen times since 1986 described not seeing the mountains as a "major let-down".
From BBC ● May 12, 2025
“We’ve had let-down tournaments, but it’s never been at the Olympics.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2024
The truth was, we were all relieved: without quite realising it, we’d been bracing ourselves for a let-down.
From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro
