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

“Every day the Strait of Hormuz is shut in, 11 million to 14 million bpd of oil fails to make it to market, and barrels are taken out of storage someplace else to compensate.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

Analyst Brian Harbour believes Yum offers some of the strongest growth potential among large franchised restaurant companies, yet the stock’s current pricing fails to reflect those advantages.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

At the zeros of the universe, logic fails.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife