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First, he is flunking a defense that has been horribly mismanaged by his buddy Alex Grinch yet is continually supported by Riley.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 22, 2023

By any measure of Saturday’s debacle, he is flunking that test.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 22, 2023

A nomination contest poses policy and process tests, and he is flunking both.

From Washington Post • Apr. 6, 2016

Mr. Neck makes an announcement: anyone who is flunking can write an extra-credit report on a Cultural Influence at the Turn of the Century.

From "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson