as in falls short (of)
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misses
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Your mom just misses you and is dealing with her raw feelings.—
Harriette Cole,
Mercury News,
25 Sep. 2025 -
The action is taut, the stakes are clear, and Kirk never misses a chance to remind us that all of these are just regular people who’ve crossed paths in a dark place.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Fails (at).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fails%20%28at%29. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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