misfire

Step back, and the strategic picture is bleak for the people who planned this misfire.

From Salon ● Oct. 1, 2026

And yes, he did have this particular misfire that first year.

From Salon ● Jul. 5, 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

Discovery three years ago was a misfire that eroded the value of some of the industry’s most premium brands.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 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

And if he misfires, it will be clear who deserves the blame.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 10, 2026

“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

New York misfired on 19 of their first 21 attempts from behind the arc—a dreadful 9.5%.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 20, 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

It’s hard to say if the material just misfired for O’Connor or if he’s just an awkward fit for “SNL,” but unfortunately what stood out in the episode had little to do with him.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 14, 2025

Cohen says that progressives have misfired in their decision to challenge him.

From Salon ● Oct. 14, 2025

Her engine misfired continuously, and Barlow lacked the mechanical knowledge to remedy its ailment.

From Big Timber A Story of the Northwest by Bertrand W. Sinclair

Russian drones have previously been detected flying through Polish airspace during attacks on Russia, while in 2022 two people in a border village were killed by a misfiring Ukrainian air defence missile.

From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026

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

They look even better when you factor in that only two of those games have been at home - with a previously impotent and misfiring team putting eight goals past Falkirk and Kilmarnock.

From BBC ● Nov. 30, 2025

And then, nine years later, Maria Teresa, his final desperate attempt at a boy misfiring.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez