fail
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In other words, a reaction can fail even when the overall solution appears to have the right chemical conditions.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026
Mitchell told BBC News the "police misconduct immunity created by the Court of Appeal's ruling" was extremely concerning and that if "we fail to close this legal loophole there will be devastating consequences for victims".
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
“I think the question now is: Is he starting to fail himself when it comes to his messaging?”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
No, in our system, their function is to bear ultimate accountability when Mr. Schur’s brainstorms fail to attract an audience after millions of dollars have been invested in them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
“Our pack failed once, and you saw what happened. Don’t fail the pack now by choice.”
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
White believes the new evidence could significantly impact the process but if that fails, he says he will take the matter to the UK.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
If a bond issuer defaults — meaning it fails to make an interest or maturity payment — or the market fears a default is likely, the bond’s price can drop.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026
"Any proposal that fails to reconcile our climate objectives with social and economic realities will be doomed to fail," said Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026
Debris from dying cells is a major contributor to inflammatory responses, so understanding how tissues remove that material may reveal new clues about what happens when the cleanup process fails.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 5, 2026
And then there's one where he fails me.
From "We Are Okay" by Nina LaCour
But Smith also failed to respect how dangerous and dug-in the Brewers are.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
“I’ve lived failed policies of all sorts of administrations,” she said.
From Salon ● Oct. 13, 2026
Many Iraqi women have told the BBC they felt failed by the justice and police systems.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
The filing is part of Albertsons’ lawsuit against Kroger in Delaware Chancery Court following the companies’ failed deal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 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
In the suit, they accused the couple of lying about owning the surrogacy firm and failing to disclose that they already had more than a dozen children.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
After failing to secure a buyer at that price, Paul lowered his expectations, eventually reducing the asking price to around $8.2 million in January.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026
China’s monthly auto sales weakened yet again in September, with the traditional peak season failing to bring cheer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
Revere Securities, one of the top underwriters of foreign penny-stock IPOs, agrees to an $800,000 fine for failing to flag suspicious activity without admitting or denying the findings.
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
“If everything I do is wrong, aren’t I failing now anyway?”
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
