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failings

noun as in lapse, shortcoming

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While Piastri keeps a very even keel, and gives the impression of being unflappable, Norris wears his heart on his sleeve, and lives his failings publicly.

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A woman who had her leg amputated due to hospital failings has been awarded a multimillion-pound compensation deal.

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A spokesperson for the Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer described those failings as "horrendous" and said they "must never happen again".

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“And one of the worst failings of the death penalty is its arbitrariness.”

The document, released after a legal challenge, shows there were at least 39 reports of failings as the centre became overwhelmed that year.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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