misfire
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And yes, he did have this particular misfire that first year.
From Salon ● Jul. 5, 2026
There is no other known evidence to support the misfire claim.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 6, 2026
These studies weren’t necessarily wrong, but I suspect they were snapshots in time that might have lured some into concluding the entire effort was destined to misfire.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2025
Just as its opening triggers hope for its wannabe family men, you want “I Don’t Understand You” to really nail its downward spiral, and yet it’s something of a misfire, albeit a likable one.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2025
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
Even if Pangram misfires on a given op-ed, the study’s broader pattern—that A.I. use is showing up across major newspaper opinion pages, his own included—is impossible to argue with.
From Slate ● Apr. 17, 2026
Intel has had strategic misfires for decades, Meeks said, and government support won’t be enough to save it.
From Barron's ● Mar. 25, 2026
For each of those successes, there are several messy misfires: The wan camp of “The Politician.”
From Salon ● Feb. 12, 2026
After years of misfires, artificial-intelligence hacking tools have become dangerously good.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 11, 2025
“Don’t be so sure—and don’t be so hard on yourself, kid. The transporter misfires now and again, but Ma don’t make mistakes. Could be this is all part of her plan.”
From "Dragons in a Bag" by Zetta Elliott
Overall the Lakers committed 21 more turnovers, giving up 26 points off the mistakes while paying dearly for every errant dribble or misfired pass against the swarming Thunder defenders.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2026
He had misfired so badly off the 18th tee that he didn’t even know where his ball had gone.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 13, 2026
And having misfired of late, polls suggest that Japan's first woman Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi might manage to bring back the glory days with a thumping election win on Sunday.
From Barron's ● Feb. 6, 2026
The addition of Johnson will provide further options for an attack that has misfired in recent weeks, but the late saga around McNeil will have done little to ease concern.
From BBC ● Feb. 2, 2026
A routine flight to Titan had misfired into open rebellion by the crew.
From Stand by for Mars! by Louis Glanzman
Once more, Gotham’s NBA concern had come out sleepy and misfiring in a finals game.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
Vance has been repeatedly ratioed on X ever since, a small but telling sign that the usual outrage machine is misfiring.
From Salon ● Jan. 14, 2026
For once, fortune favoured Sri Lanka, whose campaign had been marred by rain, missed chances and misfiring batters.
From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2025
United head coach Ruben Amorim is prioritising signing additional striking firepower this summer to bolster his misfiring attack.
From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2025
You don’t know whether or not it’s the meds making you do this, or your misfiring brain.
From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman
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