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He said the charity supported "conversations to devolve justice and policing" and said without "coordinated" support prison leavers were "being set up to fail".
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026
If these were my election law students they would fail the course.
From Slate ● Oct. 23, 2026
“If the neoclouds fail to lift off, that doubles back on Nvidia with reduced sales and even more reduced margins,” Goldberg said, referring to a key measure of profitability.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026
Antibiotics frequently fail to control this condition, and scientists have struggled to understand why.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026
“I could not believe that the United States could fail in the end to solve the problems that the French had not solved.”
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
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For even the smallest transgressions between two individuals, it’s antagonistic and fails to provide a productive resolution.
From Salon ● Oct. 26, 2026
Since 2022, the NFL has held more than two dozen international contests, but even that broad sample fails to provide a definitive answer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026
If it fails in the Senate and requirements for whale-safe lobster operations come into force, "that would have devastating consequences" for lobstermen, Brady said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2026
A coyote that fails to exhibit fear toward humans or behaves aggressively should be reported to wildlife officials, authorities say.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
If a student takes four courses and gets A’s in two but fails the other two, he receives a GPA of 2.0, or a C average.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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Vista Equity Partners, which acquired the company in 2016, had planned an initial public offering in 2024 that would have repaid or extinguished the debt, but the deal failed to launch.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026
On Tuesday Worthy failed to turn up for sentencing at Teesside Crown Court, which heard he had not spoken to his solicitors or explained his absence to the court.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026
After a failed first marriage and a dalliance with Barbara Stanwyck, he married a charming widow, Lucille “Lu” Reyburn, who adored him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026
"There must be proper accountability for those who failed Henry and his family," she said.
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026
One way or another, Sandy June’s never failed.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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Asked about boos from home fans during the match and at full-time, Sage accepted it was an expected response after failing to win.
From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026
Advocates for AI consciousness may believe that failing to extend moral consideration to AI systems would be akin to mass enslavement.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 24, 2026
Before Thursday, connections were consistently failing at high speed, whereas the situation now is random, he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
Kashim Chowdhury told the jury at Southwark Crown Court he had not been dishonest in failing to tell his employers he had other government jobs.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026
When you are the frog in the pot, you sometimes congratulate yourself for surviving the heat, failing to notice the temperature increasing.
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
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