failure
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A key theory put forward by campaigners is that the crash may have occurred because a major electrical failure caused the aircraft's main flight computers to reboot seconds after takeoff.
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
Among these patients, finerenone lowered the risk of kidney failure or CKD progression by 26% compared with placebo.
From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026
Pro-business Paz took office in November promising to resolve the country's worst economic crisis in decades, but his unpopular economic reforms and failure to respond to social demands have roused public ire.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
He was warned that unless treated, he could experience total kidney failure, seizures, and even dementia.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
Vocabulary lists containing failure
"Principles of Business," Vocabulary from Chapter 6
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