misfire

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

From Salon ● Jul. 5, 2026

There were 15 reported firework-related deaths nationwide in 2025, with most involving misuse and device misfire or malfunctions, according to the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2026

In some cases the monitors that measure sewage spills can misfire but if the regulator does find these incidents occurred it will take enforcement action, it said.

From BBC ● Mar. 26, 2026

There is no other known evidence to support the misfire claim.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 6, 2026

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

People on the receiving end of misfires are freaking out, when they aren’t cracking up.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 5, 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

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

It also represents the first release from the Meta Superintelligence Labs that the company rushed to build up last year after Llama misfired.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 10, 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

Cohen says that progressives have misfired in their decision to challenge him.

From Salon ● Oct. 14, 2025

That bomb has misfired, or I'm a Prussian.

From Submarine U93 by Gilson, Charles

Russian drones have previously been detected flying through Polish airspace during attacks on Russia, while in 2022 two people in a border village were killed by a misfiring Ukrainian air defence missile.

From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 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

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

Another bad result for Manchester United and another game without a goal from their misfiring forwards.

From BBC ● Mar. 3, 2025

Maybe between the heat and the stress her brain was misfiring entirely.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith