failings
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Westminster Magistrates' Court heard how Wilby spoke to Creasy about knife crime and her "failings as a Member of Parliament" before filming her, leading to members of the public intervening.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
The inquest jury found multiple failings in the care by prison and healthcare staff.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
That said, ownership of BP’s historical failings is a good step forward for the investment case, and we look to the call for more clarity on the financial framework and tangible plans ahead.”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 2026
The school is now run by a new trust which says the failings have led to "important learning".
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
It was his job to find their failings and remedy them if he could and to replace them if he couldn’t.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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