failing

Example Sentences

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About 600,000 people still get water from systems that state regulators say are failing to meet safe drinking water standards.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Instead, the feedback would be more direct: “It is clear you did not prepare or complete the required work. You have earned this failing grade.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 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

This was a failing, but I have overcome it.

From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga