failings

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Or is he a scapegoat for the failings of California firefighters?

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

An investigation has uncovered a series of alleged safeguarding failings linked to an east Belfast church where a man with 45 convictions was appointed as a lay pastor.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

"The police have never acknowledged the extent of their failings and the harm that they've caused in repercussions, not only on us as a family, for all these 90 women," Alex said.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

Florida fired a new broadside in a growing rebellion against alleged safety failings of artificial-intelligence chatbots, becoming the first state to file a lawsuit against OpenAI and its chief executive, Sam Altman.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

Holmes later said of Pitezel, “he was too valuable a man, even with his failings taken into consideration, for me to dispense with.”

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson