Example Sentences

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Axiom has done the engineering - including, for the first time, a backup cooling loop in case the primary fails.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Morningstar sees a 43% chance of a bear case where SpaceX’s AI segment fails to take off.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 6, 2026

Should the latest results be the low point of the group, “we believe that the current valuation fails to reflect the quality and diversification of the platform built in recent years,” he says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

If the timing system that controls development fails, an organism may never progress through the stages needed to reach adulthood.

From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2026

“My mission fails if she is not found quickly.”

From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander