failures
Example Sentences
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Six years after its founding, SpaceX launched its first rocket into orbit after multiple failures, taking off in September 2008 from a remote archipelago in the Pacific Ocean.
From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026
He said the conduct of police officers and cultural issues during the trial were among "failures" and "serious questions" remained about whether Nowak's death was preventable.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
But to say they choose to live on the street, as Pratt has, is to miss the point, to excuse our own complicity, to overlook historic policy failures, and to choose contempt over compassion.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026
The agency assessed far more penalties on missteps including failures to file and pay, though it collected slightly less on owed assessments.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026
He was sharing his most intimate grievances, all of his doubts and failures, with the hated Ann Atwater.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
