Fail
Fail verb - To stop functioning.
Pounds
Both words in one sentence
- The pilots and the ground crew in the "Gimli Glider" incident both fail to double-check whether the plane's fuel supply has been measured by pounds or kilograms.
Source: Series / Air Crash Investigation
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