misfire
Example Sentences
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In some cases the monitors that measure sewage spills can misfire but if the regulator does find these incidents occurred it will take enforcement action, it said.
From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026
There is no other known evidence to support the misfire claim.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026
They don’t make any sense either, but they at least look at each other’s faces with genuine fascination, trying to salvage this misfire like an air mattress under Evel Knievel.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2025
The "Star Wars Holiday Special" was such a legendary misfire that it aired on CBS primetime only once.
From Salon • Dec. 9, 2024
Anyone who knows anything about firearms will tell you that a 9mm handgun cannot misfire in the way that gun did.
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
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