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He said the charity supported "conversations to devolve justice and policing" and said without "coordinated" support prison leavers were "being set up to fail".
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026
Yet, as a society, we fail to do anything meaningful about it.
From Slate ● Oct. 26, 2026
“If the neoclouds fail to lift off, that doubles back on Nvidia with reduced sales and even more reduced margins,” Goldberg said, referring to a key measure of profitability.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026
Antibiotics frequently fail to control this condition, and scientists have struggled to understand why.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026
“Fine. But I’ll be watching. And when you fail, my armies will attack.”
From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown
If she fails to “provide clear and unequivocal commitments” to their questions, the national committee will vote on whether to rescind DSA-LA’s endorsement, a spokesperson confirmed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026
For even the smallest transgressions between two individuals, it’s antagonistic and fails to provide a productive resolution.
From Salon ● Oct. 26, 2026
If it fails in the Senate and requirements for whale-safe lobster operations come into force, "that would have devastating consequences" for lobstermen, Brady said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2026
This process can take more than a month, and if it fails the president may ask another leader to try.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
“There is your ‘Society for Humanity’ which is strong in the North, but naturally fails to find many recruits in tired, old Europe, which is quite willing to let feeble Humanity alone for a while.
From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov
After a failed first marriage and a dalliance with Barbara Stanwyck, he married a charming widow, Lucille “Lu” Reyburn, who adored him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026
Darren Jones, who served as Sir Keir's chief secretary, told MPs last week that he "tried to abolish the Cabinet Office three times but failed".
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026
Evans also has a biotech start-up, Haemanthus, which is developing laser-based technology to analyze biological samples, an undertaking with echoes of Holmes’ failed blood-testing company.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026
Such denials have failed to stanch the concerns of shoppers and consumer activists, Sarah Nassauer reports.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026
He saw now how that had served him: In refusing to defend himself, he’d failed to defend Deadwood.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
“Consider some familiar examples of poor decisions: accumulating credit-card debt or failing to plan for retirement.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026
Advocates for AI consciousness may believe that failing to extend moral consideration to AI systems would be akin to mass enslavement.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 24, 2026
Lawyers for Isbilen previously told the court that tens of millions of her funds had been misappropriated, with Turk failing to explain where the money had gone.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026
Kashim Chowdhury told the jury at Southwark Crown Court he had not been dishonest in failing to tell his employers he had other government jobs.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026
“It’s amazing how much freedom your parents give you,” I pant hurriedly, attempting and failing to return the one-handed signs.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
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