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So, too, could rising interest rates or disappointments on earnings if AI firms’ revenues fail to keep up with outlays.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026
If these potential fixes fail in 2026, the experts said, the new Congress is likely to try again in 2027.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 10, 2026
The rPET pellets are batch tested and any that fail the quality test for new garments are reused for other products, such as car mats.
From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026
"They keep saying the battery will fail," said Mohammad Ali, 26, who bought an e-rickshaw this year.
From Barron's ● Nov. 8, 2026
First she’d set Brooklyn up for an epic fail only to see her turn it into a huge victory.
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
If that fails, they’ll bet on a revival in 2029.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2026
Scrooge does his lame best to joke and cajole his way out of his plight, and it’s when he tries to be witty and fails that the moment is at its pathetic funniest.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2026
Why so much carbon fails to make it into the deep ocean has long puzzled scientists.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 9, 2026
What Waititi fails to realize is that he’s not punching up or down, but laterally.
From Salon ● Nov. 5, 2026
Thornton’s doubt was strong in his face, but his fighting spirit was aroused—the fighting spirit that soars above odds, fails to recognize the impossible, and is deaf to all save the clamor for battle.
From "The Call of the Wild" by Jack London
Nigeria's power sector has failed to produce at capacity due to ageing infrastructure, inadequate maintenance, gas supply constraints and funding challenges.
From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2026
Fittingly for a crime thriller about the umpteenth failed attempt to decontaminate the Gowanus Canal, the dangerous ideas in James Gray’s “Paper Tiger” lurk under its plenty filthy surface.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2026
NJ Transit said Broughton’s ordeal was actually the fault of a different century-old bridge, the 123-year-old Newark Drawbridge, which failed to fully close after opening for marine traffic.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2026
But do not negate your doctor’s advice, or any medication that is prescribed for you, unless that option has failed.
From Slate ● Nov. 12, 2026
Only steps from my grandparents’ picnic table, it was duck-hunting Ethan of my failed first-ever date, wearing basketball shorts and a shirt that read Chickasaw Pride.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
After he pleaded guilty to the charge of criminal damage at the magistrates hearing on Thursday, Thomas reiterated his plea of not guilty to failing to disclose the pin to his phone to police.
From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2026
The European Commission, the bloc's digital watchdog, has faced pressure from EU lawmakers and consumer advocates who accuse it of failing to enforce its online content and competition rules.
From Barron's ● Nov. 11, 2026
Imagine if U.S. troops had died on the ground in Iran this year while failing to rescue the downed F-15 aviator.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026
The last time the SEC’s enforcement yield came in under $2 billion it was amid the turmoil over how to respond to failing brokerages and banks during the financial crisis of 2008.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026
Mama had said Mrs. Caruthers was in failing health, but Ophie hadn’t understood what that meant until she had stepped into the room.
From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland
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