failure
Example Sentences
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A scheme to encourage climbers to bring their waste down from Mount Everest is being scrapped - with Nepalese authorities telling the BBC it has been a failure.
From BBC
On Monday, Sir Keir said the resurfaced tweets were "absolutely abhorrent" and said the government was "taking steps to review the information failures in this case".
From BBC
The findings clarify why certain advanced lithium ion batteries break down faster than expected and how those failures might be reduced.
From Science Daily
And Melatonin has drawn scrutiny after a recent study linked it to heart failure.
Had Allen connected with that late pass, the big story would have been Jalen Hurts' failure to complete a pass in the second half.
From BBC
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