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The CMS said it had apologised for failings in this case.

From BBC Aug. 17, 2026

That said, ownership of BP’s historical failings is a good step forward for the investment case, and we look to the call for more clarity on the financial framework and tangible plans ahead.”

From MarketWatch Aug. 4, 2026

Bush's own barrister Richard Wright KC said "greed, incompetence and an inability to keep up with his own failings" had driven the crimes.

From BBC Aug. 2, 2026

The school is now run by a new trust which says the failings have led to "important learning".

From BBC Jul. 31, 2026

It was his job to find their failings and remedy them if he could and to replace them if he couldn’t.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown



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