Fail
Fail verb - To stop functioning.
Net
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Instead she creates a few simple lines of computer code that, when sent out over the tac net, wipes out two whole squadrons of State Sec ships by causing their fusion bottles to fail.
Source: Tranquil Fury - Brick Joke: Patrick's several attempts of catching Santa fail but he succeeds by catching him with a jellyfishing net before the last Patchy plot.
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Ignore The Fanservice: Master's increasingly desperate attempts to net herself a guy at the beach fail by Kanako and Yayoi being nearby and being themselves.
Source: Manga / Natsu no Arashi!
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