failure
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The police found the original decision to be correct, but a police chief described the failure to search Sullivan's property for "items to support the investigation" as a "missed opportunity".
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
The reaction should—but sadly won’t—be studied by journalism schools as an unwitting testament to the failure of the business.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
The drug also lowered the risk of hospitalization for heart failure or cardiovascular death by 20% and reduced the risk of death from any cause by 12%.
From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026
He wants more details on the fuel switches and believes an on-board electrical failure could cause the system to believe the switches were toggled to “CUTOFF.”
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
And yet, when I looked at him—a failure of a man by any measure—I thought maybe that’s how little he valued himself.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
Vocabulary lists containing failure
"Principles of Business," Vocabulary from Chapter 6
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