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"They promise citizenship; access to public benefits; and short-term stays in specialised facilities, hotels, or rentals, but often fail to deliver on these promises," the order says.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
One prosecutor also said the Flores case is unwinnable and will certainly fail before a jury.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
Shares dip after Sandisk and Western Digital fail to deliver the sort of knockout guidance investors are used to.
From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026
I’ve seen plenty fail because the household never calculated its own number.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 6, 2026
It was hardly foolproof; indeed, it was almost certain to fail more often than it succeeded.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
The board fails to make the case for how exchange rewards function like bank deposits.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
In other words, the mall site that launched the entire movement could see the tech park go ahead if the county executive fails to follow her own rhetoric, even if the two-year moratorium otherwise lasts.
From Slate ● Aug. 6, 2026
The robust reading of the ISM poll, however, fails to tell the whole story.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026
"If Bangladesh fails to strike free-trade agreements after the end of the preferential trade regime, the country may risk losing competitiveness," said Dhaka University professor Selim Raihan.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
Guillermo tries to hold back a smile, fails.
From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson
However, his first season was disrupted by injuries, managerial changes and the difficulty of adapting to a new league and environment as he failed to make England's World Cup squad.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
But the Dodgers failed to turn a bases-loaded situation into a crooked number when Ohtani grounded into a double play to end the inning.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026
The court said it decided the case "on the narrow ground that the President failed to afford Cook the procedural protections to which she was entitled by statute."
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026
German publications have reported that the drone’s detonator failed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
And she started with the truth: “My birth father was Native. I have family beyond the parents who failed me. You have family beyond me and the ways I failed you.”
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
Drought Monitor, exacerbating the island’s already failing infrastructure.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Meanwhile, some hospitals have reported disruption due to key equipment failing in the heat.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
A federal judge blasted KTLA-TV Channel 5’s owner, the Texas-based Nexstar Media Group, on Thursday for violating a court order and for failing to disclose key information.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
In Calarasi, many people blame politicians across the political spectrum for failing to rein in inflation.
From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026
But the letter telling that Beth was failing never reached Amy, and when they next found her the grass was green above her sister.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
