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have disappointed

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Princeton University is lowering expectations for its endowment’s returns because its private-capital investments have disappointed.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 15, 2026

The company said it was still in a year-long turnaround, which may have disappointed investors who have already been suffering for years.

From MarketWatch Dec. 24, 2025

The business has become increasingly complicated, the threat posed by compounded GLP-1 drugs persists, and some highly anticipated follow-on drugs have disappointed.

From Barron's Sep. 26, 2025

Some reports have suggested that Sony is struggling to shift PS5s in its home country and sales of Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth were said to have disappointed.

From BBC May 31, 2024

In the end she would have disappointed him.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead