failure
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Bombastic and full of braggadocio, Pratt critiqued what he saw as Bass’ failure to prepare for and respond to the wildfires.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
Reasons to look for a new adviser include failure to listen, high fees, the adviser’s retirement, poor communication, disappointing performance, different values, ineffective advice and bad rapport, according to this survey by Financial Advisor Magazine.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026
An inquest looking into how he died found that a failure to spot the signs of a cardiac arrest contributed to his death, as nobody attempted to perform CPR or use a defibrillator on him.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
The failure the pope describes consists in an institution’s confidently drawing the boundaries of moral concern with its most authoritative tools, holding that line for centuries, and turning out to be catastrophically wrong.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
Though I should feel a total failure, my time on the prairie has branded this hope on my heart: next year it will be better.
From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson
Vocabulary lists containing failure
"Principles of Business," Vocabulary from Chapter 6
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