flunks

present tense third-person singular of flunk

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Verb
  • If Johnson fails to secure the 218 votes needed for a simple majority on Friday to remain speaker, the chamber could be stuck in limbo until the matter is resolved.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
  • If Johnson fails on Friday to secure the 218 votes required for a simple majority to remain speaker, the House risks being in limbo until the issue is resolved.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • The next 12 months will determine whether the music industry thrives or collapses under the weight of AI.
    Virginie Berger, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
  • The bailiff then fires at least six shots and Butler collapses on the ground.
    Violet Ikonomova, Detroit Free Press, 27 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • This approach does not address systemic problems around compensation decisions and misses the opportunity to create meaningful, lasting change in an organization.
    Lyssa Hansard, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
  • But all this misses the point—the point which Matthew’s first readers would have heard loud and clear.
    N.T. Wright, TIME, 20 Dec. 2024
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