failing
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After the last-lap incident in the sprint race in Singapore, are 'papaya rules' finally failing at McLaren, and with them the premise of running two number one drivers?
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
In the suit, they accused the couple of lying about owning the surrogacy firm and failing to disclose that they already had more than a dozen children.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
After failing to secure a buyer at that price, Paul lowered his expectations, eventually reducing the asking price to around $8.2 million in January.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026
Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said the department made a mistake by failing to notify the review board that Alongi had been referred for a disability retirement assessment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
The borrowers were failing to make interest payments sufficient to pay off the riskiest subprime bonds.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
This time—in scores by Respighi, Brahms, Strauss, Elgar and Tchaikovsky—I was far less impressed, though not because of any technical failings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
Mr. Gude presents Eugene Debs as a man not without failings but ultimately heroic.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
"The biggest concern was that the phrase 'forward-looking' seems to necessitate a limited involvement of families who have been through the mill of this culture of failings," he said.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
The inquest heard that a report commissioned after Cahan's death identified some of the serious failings investigated by the coroner.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
Octavian pointed out Mark Antony’s faults and failings: Look at the shabby way he had treated Octavia.
From "Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen" by Susan Blackaby
