as in falls short (of)
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misses
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But dermatologists say that framing misses the bigger picture.—
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Levi’s Levi’s never misses with its sales.—
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“Fails (at).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fails%20%28at%29. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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