failing
Example Sentences
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Shvo, in turn, denied the allegations, and has sought to evict Core for allegedly failing to pay rent.
Private clinics, however, say they are improving people's lives by offering a service that the NHS is failing to provide.
From BBC
The 84-year-old mother of “Today” show co-host Savannah Guthrie was reported missing on Feb. 1 after failing to show up at a friend’s house, where they had planned to livestream their church’s service.
From Salon
One high-profile incident occurred in October, when rescuers were shown failing to open the doors of a burning electric vehicle in the southwestern city of Chengdu.
From Barron's
The suit alleged that Sam and his co-pilot had made critical errors that contributed to the crash, including failing to react to a traffic warning and failing to see and avoid the helicopter.
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