failure
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“Unlike probabilistic AI systems, QNX technology is deterministic and safety-certified, which is exactly why it is so hard to replicate and why customers trust it for systems where failure is not an option.”
From Barron's • Jun. 25, 2026
In 2015, he knocked his colleagues’ failure to hear a challenge to a San Francisco rule requiring that handguns be stored in locked containers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 25, 2026
It added that the prolonged failure to triage referrals properly created a clear risk that urgent cases, including cancer cases, would not be identified or escalated in time.
From BBC • Jun. 24, 2026
The purpose is to transform accountability into victimhood and failure into sabotage.
From Salon • Jun. 24, 2026
They were doomed to failure, unarmed with the proper concepts.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
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"Principles of Business," Vocabulary from Chapter 6
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