fail

Example Sentences

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As the late Yale Hirsch, the market analyst who developed and popularized the concept, once put it: “If Santa Claus should fail to call, bears may come to Broad and Wall.”

From MarketWatch

When these networks fail to function properly, diseases including cancer can develop.

From Science Daily

Nay, we open packages we forgot we even ordered, and the items within often fail to meet our in-the-moment expectations.

From The Wall Street Journal

Traditional weak lensing surveys collect close to a hundred thousand purpose-built images over many years, and many frames are rejected when they fail strict standards.

From Science Daily

But so far, the Motor City has failed to capture the magic that has made the Model Y sport-utility vehicle the bestselling car in the world—electric or not.

From The Wall Street Journal