Fails

//feɪlz//

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go up in smoke go wrong neglect run out tank

go wrong grief grow old gutter have nothing on headline hit a slump hit rock bottom hit the skids ignore impoverish jade kick the beam labor in vain lack lag languish lapse leave undone lessen

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let down let go let ride let slide let slip lose lose ground lose sight of lose strength lose track of make a hit melodramatize miscarry misfire miss mount neglect nod not answer not approach not care for not come near not come off not compare not get involved not hack it not heed not make it not make out not measure up not pass not qualify not stretch not suffice not think not work omit open open a show overlook overpass pack pass pass by pass over pass the buck peak peg out peter out pine play second fiddle pluck poop out premiere present preview produce put on rank under reach the depths relapse run aground run down run out run short scenarize serve set the stage shake shift the blame shift the responsibility short shrink shrivel shut down sicken sink sleep slide slight slip slump slur over spin stage stall star stop short strike subserve subside succeed take for granted theatricalize totter touch bottom try out turn gray turn white wane want wash out waste waste away weaken wear away wear thin wilt wither wither away wizen worsen wrinkle yield

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Bill often fails to keep his word.

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Bill never fails to send a birthday present to his mother.

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Nancy never fails to write to me once a month.

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Nancy never fails to arrive on time.

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