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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Noun
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Despite the defeats, his investment in Cracker Barrel has been extraordinarily profitable.—
Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
18 Sep. 2025 -
The result meant Ecuador completed qualifying with just two defeats in 18 games.—
Joseph O'Sullivan,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Hyundai has recalled nearly 600,000 vehicles, more than 500,000 of them for potential seat belt failures and about 30,000 for defective electric vehicle charging port doors.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
18 Sep. 2025
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In part, that success reflects a robust business model, with BusCaro learning from the failures of two companies that previously sought to provide travel solutions through vehicle sharing.—
David Prosser,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In search of scientific ways to make sense of a world in constant flux, people called on catastrophe theory to describe everything from bridge collapses to prison riots to regime changes.—
Gregory Barber,
Quanta Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025
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Every episode of Destruction Decoded delves deep into a type of historical disaster, such as train crashes, bridge collapses, or perilous expeditions.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Nonachievements.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonachievements. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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