failure
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“The broader risk is that maxxing language implies there is always a ‘more,’ always an upgrade, always a failure state,” writes Olschewski.
From Salon • May 7, 2026
The story of why it took Los Angeles so long to build a subway beneath Wilshire involves much more than a failure to get state or federal funding.
From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026
It means that when weak private institutions charge high prices while delivering little value, the eventual enrollment loss and closing aren’t a market failure.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026
A series of underwhelming transfer windows and a failure to qualify for this season's Champions League exacerbated those frustrations.
From BBC • May 6, 2026
The failure of, say, Citigroup might be economically tolerable.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
Vocabulary lists containing failure
"Principles of Business," Vocabulary from Chapter 6
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