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fail

[feyl] / feɪl /




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He departs Tottenham as one of only six managers to take charge of at least five Premier League games and fail to record a win.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

Mariel Loveland, a singer-songwriter in New York, said one autocorrect fail has become a long-running gag among musicians.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

"Within a short period of time, it's going to fail, and we will be there to help it out," he said Sunday.

From Barron's • Mar. 29, 2026

One of the biggest challenges in cancer care is that the same therapy can be highly effective for some patients yet fail entirely for others.

From Science Daily • Mar. 27, 2026

Or they may head into the heart of the fuel but still fail to cause other atoms to fission.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland