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  • past participle of fail.
  • past tense form of fail.
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failed

[fayld] / feɪld /






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Left without a kicker for the rest of the game, the Rams turned the ball over on downs twice in Arizona territory and failed a two-point conversion attempt.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

But Beskrestnov told the BBC that American intelligence continued to be incomplete and inconsistent, and that the US had failed to provide a clear explanation for the issue.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

The world's top climate scientists will reconvene at the earliest opportunity, the panel's chair said on Monday, after member states failed to agree when to release its crucial new findings on global heating.

From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026

Without a kicker, the Rams failed a two-point conversion and twice turned the ball over on downs in Arizona territory.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

“Now, who can explain the telltale flaw in the Butterfly Cadet Frost failed to apprehend?”

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin


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