failing

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OpenAI has said that it strengthened safety measures, and Chief Executive Sam Altman apologized for failing to alert law enforcement to the perpetrator’s account.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

If, however, academic success is measured by a school’s ability to nurture its students through graduation, we were failing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

In April, EU regulators found Meta was failing to keep under-13s off its Facebook and Instagram platforms in breach of the bloc's digital content rules.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

Scientists believe a single solar panel failing to fully deploy blocked the communications antenna, leading to a loss of contact.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

To some meaningful number of his investors, it looked as if Burry simply did not want to accept the judgment of the marketplace: He’d made a bad bet and was failing to accept his loss.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis