Admit
Admit verb - To accept the truth or existence of (something) usually reluctantly.
Fail
Fail verb - To stop functioning.
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Conversely, if a woman takes a lie detector test in conjunction with a DNA test to prove her innocence and Maury reads the lie detector test first, the woman will always fail or admit to questions on the lie detector test.
Source: Series / Maury - Fromm however is too proud to admit this and therefore opposes the plotters, causing them to fail and him to lose his only chance at survival.
Source: Too Dumb to Fool -
Not only does he admit that he's a lying, cheating son of a bitch, but that he also gets his kicks from watching men in their prime fail and die horrible deaths in the Hunter Exams.
Source: Manga / Hunter × Hunter
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