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missed

  • past participle
    of miss.
    miss
    verb (used with object)
    to fail to hit or strike.
  • past tense form
    of miss.
    miss
    verb (used with object)
    to fail to hit or strike.

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This marked the biggest fall in sales since June 2024, and missed a consensus of economists polled by The Wall Street Journal, who expected sales to remain flat.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

For investors who missed its remarkable run-up, is this the buying opportunity they’ve been waiting for?

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 6, 2026

Donald was grinning throughout his session with reporters while replaying the missed opportunity — and the new opportunity on the horizon with edge rusher Myles Garrett back at practice.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026

That missed the HK$5.03 billion consensus estimate of analysts in a Visible Alpha poll.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

“Cadet Fitz missed this particular simulation by one second. Who here knows how she could have saved herself that second?”

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin