misses
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When the jobs report beats, it does so by around 63,000 jobs on average; when it misses, it is by 59,000 on average.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026
One player nearly misses a game because she can’t find a babysitter, something that really happened to Angel City captain Sarah Gorden.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026
That remained true despite the fact that she is a city person, prefers not to own a car, misses walking to work.
From Slate ● Oct. 28, 2026
Analysts who track companies’ earnings beats and misses routinely strip out recurring costs like stock-based pay, if management guides them to do so.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026
“I still don’t understand. Freezing time so no one else misses an opportunity, is that you being helpful or you being vengeful?”
From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles
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