failings

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Makary rose in conservative circles as a measured critic of pandemic-era health efforts and the failings of the traditional medical establishment.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

“Superbloom” is a strong record whose failings have mostly to do with context, specifically how closely the album hews to its two predecessors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

Since then, dozens of people have contacted the BBC to describe experiences that they believe expose "industry-wide failings" in UK hotel room security, including at Travelodge.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

Yet the reforms will have to be implemented by the same people who had no problem with university failings until they began to cost dollars and public support.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

He doesn’t want to talk about it, and he avoids any discussion involving Mother’s failings.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank