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croppers

noun

plural of cropper

as in defeats

a falling short of one's goals more than a few people were glad to see the obnoxiously smug skater come a cropper at the national championships

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Recent Examples of croppers More recently, soybean croppers were angered by the financial support lent to Argentina, which went on to ship large quantities of its own soybeans to China. — Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025

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Schumaker’s Cardinals went on to win the World Series by defeating his current employer in one of the most painful defeats conceivable for a franchise, or fans.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Sep. 2026
And across 29 league games since December 1, United have lost only five — defeats to Arsenal and West Ham United were the only ones with a winning margin beyond one goal, and the latter came in a dead rubber for Leeds.

— Beren Cross, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of defeats

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That makes preventing deployment and routing failures especially important as these fleets expand.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2026
Built in 1965, the JFK was the oldest ferry in the Staten Island fleet when it was retired last August due to mechanical failures.

— Antonio Ferme, Variety, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of failures

Noun

Reacher stumbles out into the street and collapses, sheets of rain washing the blood from his mighty frame.

— Chris Klimek, Vulture, 16 Sep. 2026
An inquiry into baby deaths at England’s Countess of Chester Hospital finds ‘complete failure at all levels,’ saying staff missed chances to save infants as collapses mounted.

— Brian Melley, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026

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