as in defeats
a falling short of one's goals
a youthful drug addict who's headed for a lifetime of nonachievement
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LaFleur has guided the Packers to six playoff appearances during his tenure — two NFC Championship Game appearances in 2019 and 2020, two losses in the divisional round in 2021 and 2023 and two wild-card round defeats in 2024 and 2025.—
Matt Schneidman,
New York Times,
11 Jan. 2026 -
Conditions were only made worse by recent military defeats, crippling sanctions, corruption, and an unparalleled water crisis.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Jan. 2026
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Any profession with life-and-death authority must be willing to confront its worst failures, not hide them.—
Dave Myers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Jan. 2026
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For women now incarcerated at Mabel Bassett, those early decisions and missing records are not abstract failures, but the background against which their own cases were charged, tried, and judged.—
Stephen Martin,
Oklahoma Watch,
13 Jan. 2026
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The Hurricanes’ defense kept them out of the playoff field last year because of collapses against Georgia Tech and Syracuse in the final three weeks that the offense — which pulled off heroics almost weekly in conference play — couldn’t overcome.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
20 Jan. 2026
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When smokers switch completely to smoke-free products, their exposure to toxic chemicals collapses.—
Kevin Bardosh,
Baltimore Sun,
18 Jan. 2026
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“Nonachievements.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonachievements. Accessed 22 Jan. 2026.
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