failed

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They spent less after the Cold War ended and failed to spend more as the world became more dangerous.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

Both proposals immediately failed, but full vote tallies published this week reveal strong support for at least one of them.

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

INGLEWOOD, Calif.—Just one day before the start of the 2018 World Cup in Russia, for which the U.S. failed to qualify, the federation was given a new goal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

The 5th Circuit’s ruling neuters a law that Congress enacted in 2020 to impose nationwide standards on the horse racing industry after the existing state-by-state patchwork failed to prevent equine fatalities and corruption scandals.

From Slate • Jun. 12, 2026

Three things never failed to shock the social worker: people’s capacity for cruelty, their capacity for kindness, and their capacity for change.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman