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Because movement-triggered chronic back pain engages different brain networks from ordinary acute pain, researchers believe traditional treatments may fail to address some of the processes that sustain the experience of chronic pain.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026

Twilio’s better-than-expected third-quarter earnings fail to win over Wall Street.

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

His recent public appearances add up to a tell on how badly he will fail.

From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2026

If that second 28-day round and an additional shorter round following it fail, the effort is scrapped and new elections are called.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

It was no longer the social and economic relevance of a bank that rendered it too big to fail, but the number of side bets that had been made upon it.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

So the asymmetry never fails to trip us up.

From Slate ● Oct. 31, 2026

But if Carrick fails to stop the rot and loses his job, United are already considering the merits of appointing another British coach - albeit one who is more experienced.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

For even the smallest transgressions between two individuals, it’s antagonistic and fails to provide a productive resolution.

From Salon ● Oct. 26, 2026

If it fails in the Senate and requirements for whale-safe lobster operations come into force, "that would have devastating consequences" for lobstermen, Brady said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2026

But a discussion of “countries like Jamaica and China” which fails to identify their commonality—being similar in some way to Cuba—is bound to be incoherent.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker

Observers failed to see the impending downturns in 1873, 1929, and 2000.

From Barron's ● Oct. 31, 2026

Researchers suspected that another molecule was helping the toxin reach its target, but repeated attempts to identify it had failed.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026

In Spain, it has already failed 170 times so far this year, he revealed, but called that "normal" and around the EU average.

From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026

In that period they failed in 14 of their 17 fourth-innings chases when set targets between 200 and 350.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

It meant “thank you”—that much Penelope knew, from her failed attempts to get the children to say it—but what could Svetlana be thanking her for?

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

By creating these new pathways, the material can continue absorbing forces around potential fractures instead of failing abruptly.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026

Debotte's account of those moments was absolutely crucial to proving Richardson was guilty of more than causing death by dangerous driving and failing to stop.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

Speedster Chandler Simpson, after failing to lay down a bunt, lined a hit into center.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

A person who’s earnest about learning a language is forever trying to decipher something new, failing far more often than succeeding in the early going — yet always working to master the task.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

“My strength is quite failing me,” I said in a soliloquy.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë