fails (at)

verb

present tense third-person singular of fail (at)
as in falls short (of)

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misses
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  • There were a lot of swings and misses trying to stop Sims on Saturday.
    — Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Three weeks later, two of those deals slip to next quarter, and the company misses its number.
    — Greg Genung, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026
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“Fails (at).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fails%20%28at%29. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026.

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