failings
- plural of failing.
Example Sentences
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Failings amounting to neglect contributed to the death of a man who fled a hospital and died the next day, an inquest has concluded.
From BBC • Apr. 21, 2022
Failings and missed opportunities by the police often remain hidden.
From New York Times • Aug. 10, 2021
Failings that were noticeable in 1997 are doubly apparent today.
From The Guardian • Aug. 28, 2017
Failings by auditors and aid from banks in Europe and Singapore helped hide the losses, it stated.
From BusinessWeek • Dec. 6, 2011
The Concern of the former is wonderfully generous; they are not in Pain for what the Criticks say of their Errours and Failings, but for the Heaviness and Stupidity of their Criticisms.
From An Essay on Criticism by Oldmixon, John
