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failing

noun as in lapse, shortcoming

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A report by the Public Accounts Committee of MPs in January included figures that showed the failings of HMRC's phone line.

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On Stephen Colbert’s show, Pete Buttigieg tore into Trump for not dwelling on people’s economic pain and for failing to lower egg prices.

From Salon

An official compensation scheme is likely to be set up for people mis-sold finance agreements when buying cars, if widespread failings are found.

From BBC

In late February, the administration said it would create a national registry for undocumented migrants and those failing to sign up could possibly face criminal prosecution.

From BBC

They later received a fine from the Home Office for failing to "check that no clandestine entrant was concealed" in the motorhome.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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