fail
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If temperatures fail to reach 25C anywhere in the UK - as looks likely - it will be the first time that has happened since 29 June.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
These providers typically don’t get paid for electricity they fail to provide, and in some cases must pay penalties for failing to deliver, according to industry experts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
Some trucking companies have ceased doing business, and many more will likely fail if high fuel costs do not subside soon.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026
Legal scholars have debated whether surrogates should pay legal damages if they fail to honor a contractual abortion provision, surrender payments remaining on the contract, or even pay back money they already received.
From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026
Later Eisman would fail to recall what Wing Chau looked like, what he wore, where he’d come from, or what he ate and drank—everything but the financial idea he represented.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
In its contracts, Solaris must refund the customer’s fees when it fails to deliver power and must also cover the cost of repairing or replacing equipment, according to a public filing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
In written arguments, they said an additional three years "utterly fails to reflect the gravity of the offending or vindicate the dignity of each of the four victims".
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
SK Hynix said the current share price fails to reflect its “intrinsic value.”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026
If the deal fails to close by June 4, Paramount would have to pay Warner Bros. a $7-billion breakup fee.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
He pictured his father on the journey to the Land of the Dead -the land where arrows are plentiful, and the hunt· never fails.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
The pair -- dubbed "the heir and the spare" from an early age -- have failed to put aside their differences, despite their father King Charles III's cancer diagnosis.
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
Also failed to inspire his players in the field while standing in as captain.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
Each month, they were sent a mailer promoting the “Selection of the Month,” and if the customer failed to return the rejection form, Columbia House would send them the new release and charge their account.
From Salon ● Aug. 21, 2026
Mitchell’s film succeeds where others have failed because it runs on its feelings rather than its features.
From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026
“You always have to be the best at everything,” he teased, and when that failed to make her smile, he added, “I’m kidding. You’re not a jerk at all.”
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
The company cited failing to meet ESG expectations as a key risk factor in its IPO paperwork.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026
Commissioners are officials sent by the UK government to help run councils deemed to be failing or breaking the law, most often when a council is declared bankrupt.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
They are the actions of a spoiled brat trying, and failing, to cover up the stench of losing.
From Salon ● Aug. 21, 2026
She said she did not regret her coverage as she would have been "failing to do the basics of my job" if she had not investigated the claims against him.
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
“You’re up early,” Ophie said, trying for a friendly tone and failing miserably.
From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland
