- present participle of fail.
failing
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Canadian officials have threatened to sue Stellantis for failing to meet its pledge to assemble the Jeep Compass in Brampton.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Leavitt, by never failing to placate, flatter and worship her boss, has displayed a singular and decisive pathway, although not a very original one, to political success.
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026
He added that the health board had taken "a 'one-size-fits-all' approach when withholding information, failing to carefully consider the case for and against disclosure".
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
Yet we also want treatment options that are sustainably affordable and accessible to everyone — and that is where our current system is failing us.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026
On the worst of days she'd haul out a tape recorder and show me just how much progress I was failing to make.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
He said the "multi-agency failings need a multi-agency review" and that lessons should be learned and acted on.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
The inquest jury found multiple failings in the care by prison and healthcare staff.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
That said, ownership of BP’s historical failings is a good step forward for the investment case, and we look to the call for more clarity on the financial framework and tangible plans ahead.”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 2026
On Wednesday, the prosecution alleged "multiple, serious failings" and said Legacy "did not meet industry standards" in respect of the care, identity, cremated remains and ashes of the deceased.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
They warded off the negative stereotypes that haunted Negroes like shadows, using tough love to protect both the errant individual and the group from her failings.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
