missed

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Real Madrid forward Brahim Diaz missed the penalty, then Villarreal midfielder Pape Gueye scored the winning goal in the fourth minute of extra-time.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

"It's a pity" China has missed out on every World Cup except 2002, he said, given football's popularity at home.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

To be sure, Social Security is not going bankrupt, and the program has never missed a payment in its roughly 90-year history.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

Individual investors missed out on nearly all those gains—and they would have the most to lose if share prices fall.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

That’s what Erica called the piece C.J. brought to class, with all the reasons the poet missed their dad.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison