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failings

  • plural
    of failing.
    failing
    noun
    an act or instance of failing; failure.

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That said, ownership of BP’s historical failings is a good step forward for the investment case, and we look to the call for more clarity on the financial framework and tangible plans ahead.”

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 2026

Wright said "greed, incompetence and an inability to keep up with his own failings" had all played a part in his crimes.

From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026

The school is now run by a new trust which says the failings have led to "important learning".

From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026

The committee added that special forces involvement "should not prevent Parliament and the public from understanding how administrative failings occurred".

From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026

They warded off the negative stereotypes that haunted Negroes like shadows, using tough love to protect both the errant individual and the group from her failings.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly