1
as in to die
to stop functioning
my car failed just as I was about to head to work
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2
as in to collapse
to be unsuccessful
despite all the publicity, the movie failed miserably at the box office
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as in to disappoint
to fall short in satisfying the expectation or hope of
although the minor-league franchise continues to fail local fans, hope springs eternal
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as in to weaken
to lose bodily strength or vigor
ever since she reached the age of 90, Grandma has been noticeably failing
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as in to forget
to miss the opportunity or obligation
failed to mention that he was looking for new job
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Recent Examples of fail
Local authorities have repeatedly failed to find relatives after people have died, even though the family members were reachable, leaving the bodies to go unclaimed.
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Jon Schuppe, NBC News, 19 Dec. 2024
He is also charged with failing to fulfill his public duties.
—Colleen Barry, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
Other union representation votes have failed at other Amazon facilities before and since then.
—Chris Isidore, CNN, 19 Dec. 2024
While Washington imposes arbitrary budget caps that fail to provide the military with growth above inflation to confront these growing global challenges, China has consistently invested real growth into its military year-after-year.
—Todd Harrison, TIME, 7 Dec. 2024
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Jon Schuppe, NBC News, 19 Dec. 2024
He is also charged with failing to fulfill his public duties.
—Colleen Barry, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
Other union representation votes have failed at other Amazon facilities before and since then.
—Chris Isidore, CNN, 19 Dec. 2024
While Washington imposes arbitrary budget caps that fail to provide the military with growth above inflation to confront these growing global challenges, China has consistently invested real growth into its military year-after-year.
—Todd Harrison, TIME, 7 Dec. 2024
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Those patients died less than two months after their surgeries and were too sick to leave the hospital.Emily Mullin, WIRED, 17 Dec. 2024
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On Election Day, Ramirez and Hernandez found out Hernandez’s brother Johnny died, undocumented, in Minersville, Pa.Rafael Bernal, The Hill, 17 Dec. 2024
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Once a thriving center of shopping with numerous movie theaters and dozens of small businesses, this part of Baltimore collapsed in the 1990s as investment moved to the Inner Harbor, Harbor East and Harbor Point.Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 28 Dec. 2024
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As a series of winter storms slammed California’s coast with powerful rip currents and towering waves, part of the Santa Cruz Wharf collapsed on Monday, plunging two contractors and a city employee into the water.Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 28 Dec. 2024
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China’s most recent retail sales data also disappointed, missing forecasts.Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 27 Dec. 2024
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Americans hoping Democrats would change their ways in the new year may be disappointed.Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 26 Dec. 2024
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An easy monetary policy typically weakens a country’s currency, making exports cheaper and potentially supports growth in the face of tariffs.Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 23 Dec. 2024
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This rare condition occurs when the ligaments holding the lower ribs in place weaken, allowing the ribs to move out of position and causing pain.Lindsay Curtis, Health, 22 Dec. 2024
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Gone but not forgotten, Ingenuity completed the first flight of a powered aircraft on a planet other than Earth, and inspired more plans for helicopter drones to be sent to Mars.Josh Dinner, Space.com, 24 Dec. 2024
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While learning how to speak with confidence, don’t forget to listen actively and pay attention to your client’s needs and preferences.Sho Dewan, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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Parts of the Skylab space station crashed into Australia and the Indian Ocean during its reentry in 1979.George Petras, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
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Fire officials said the plane crashed into a building's exterior stairwell area, meaning the flames were confined to the outside of the building, the outlet added.Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
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Sherman Police give update on missing 8-year-old girl Sherman officials provided an update on the search for 8-year-old Clara Robinson who went missing after a Christmas Day crash.Alexandra Koch, Fox News, 28 Dec. 2024
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This shift in mindset happens not through mandate but through results: When teams experience firsthand how AI amplifies their capabilities, their resistance naturally fades.Manmit Shrimali, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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Advertisement As the years pass, those banners hanging inside Pauley Pavilion fade like the memories of those championships.Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Fail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fail. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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