fail

Example Sentences

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It could be argued that U.S. equities are now at a point where they’re too big to fail, the strategists wrote.

From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026

“If the tank is going to fail, you want it to fail through a crack rather than fail through an explosion,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026

"But they can fail to find what symptoms patients are most concerned about; even though social media is not necessarily representative, a large collection of posts may reflect additional concerns."

From Science Daily • May 24, 2026

“We’re looking for places that we can push this fluid, should it fail, and try to prevent it from getting into our storm drains or river channels, and ultimately into the ocean,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

“I could not believe that the United States could fail in the end to solve the problems that the French had not solved.”

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin