Fail
Fail verb - To stop functioning.
Occupy
Occupy verb - To hold the attention of.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Excelsior arrives shortly Enterprise's shields fail, giving Chang a second target to occupy his attention and buying time for Kirk's crew to finish modifying their seeker torpedo.
Source: The Cavalry
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