failures
- plural of failure.
Example Sentences
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A broader sweep is yet to come, with officials in June proposing tariffs of between 10 percent and 12.5 percent targeting 60 trading partners over alleged failures to act against forced labor.
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026
“Now as survivors fight to rebuild, they should not be asked to bear the cost of protecting the corporations whose failures devastated their community.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
In their book “The M&A Failure Trap,” they reported that roughly 70% to 75% of the 40,000 M&A deals between 1980 and 2022 were failures — destroying shareholder value.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026
The company, which has been heavily criticised for multiple supply failures in recent months, apologised to customers and said two bottled water stations were open in the town for a second day.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
It was his failures that haunted him at night, though.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
