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fails

  • present tense form of fail (3rd person singular).

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If Crain had experienced these same delays as an inpatient, Fails would have needed to establish that the hospital violated medical standards.

From Salon • Nov. 1, 2024

“I know it sounds selfish, and God knows I would rather have both of them, but if I had to choose,” Fails said, “I would have chosen my daughter.”

From Salon • Nov. 1, 2024

Frantic and crying, Fails locked eyes with her daughter.

From Salon • Nov. 1, 2024

“Baby’s fine,” Broussard told Fails, who was sitting in the hallway.

From Salon • Nov. 1, 2024

Dr Fails in attack on Fort Stanwix, 173; brave, but lacking in capacity, 174; sent to Ticonderoga, 179.

From The Makers of Canada: Index and Dictionary of Canadian History by Various