misfire

Step back, and the strategic picture is bleak for the people who planned this misfire.

From Salon ● Oct. 1, 2026

For empathy not to misfire in the policy sphere, he contends, we need a “cultural theory of mind,” where “one culture puts itself in the mind of another culture.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026

And yes, he did have this particular misfire that first year.

From Salon ● Jul. 5, 2026

It's thought pain receptors in the blood vessels and nerve tissue around the brain misfire - sending incorrect signals that something is wrong.

From BBC ● May 31, 2025

Anyone who knows anything about firearms will tell you that a 9mm handgun cannot misfire in the way that gun did.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah

Infrastructure doesn’t lend itself to project-by-project ROI calculations, which is part of why the ROI question misfires.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026

Even if Pangram misfires on a given op-ed, the study’s broader pattern—that A.I. use is showing up across major newspaper opinion pages, his own included—is impossible to argue with.

From Slate ● Apr. 17, 2026

Intel has had strategic misfires for decades, Meeks said, and government support won’t be enough to save it.

From Barron's ● Mar. 25, 2026

For each of those successes, there are several messy misfires: The wan camp of “The Politician.”

From Salon ● Feb. 12, 2026

“Don’t be so sure—and don’t be so hard on yourself, kid. The transporter misfires now and again, but Ma don’t make mistakes. Could be this is all part of her plan.”

From "Dragons in a Bag" by Zetta Elliott

Manchester City loanee Marmoush misfired again and his replacement Dominic Solanke was underwhelming in previous matches, while Richarlison has been frozen out in the reserves after being left out of their Premier League squad.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

Overall the Lakers committed 21 more turnovers, giving up 26 points off the mistakes while paying dearly for every errant dribble or misfired pass against the swarming Thunder defenders.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2026

He had misfired so badly off the 18th tee that he didn’t even know where his ball had gone.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 13, 2026

And having misfired of late, polls suggest that Japan's first woman Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi might manage to bring back the glory days with a thumping election win on Sunday.

From Barron's ● Feb. 6, 2026

The technician who took his place—you don't stop a countdown like that for a heart attack—checked his work and found an error that would have misfired the thing.

From Prologue to an Analogue by Leigh Richmond

Rybakina won the first set despite her serve, one of her biggest weapons, misfiring.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026

Once more, Gotham’s NBA concern had come out sleepy and misfiring in a finals game.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026

It finds the misfiring heart tissue and zaps the electrical nodes causing an irregular heartbeat.

From Barron's ● Jan. 16, 2026

Vance has been repeatedly ratioed on X ever since, a small but telling sign that the usual outrage machine is misfiring.

From Salon ● Jan. 14, 2026

You don’t know whether or not it’s the meds making you do this, or your misfiring brain.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman