Fail
Prosecuted
Both words in one sentence
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One day, a lion, a hippo and a zebra were being prosecuted for a crime; the trial was to tell a joke to the king and if they make him laugh they'll be safe, but if they fail, they will be killed.
Source: Late to the Punchline
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Prosecuted and Fail. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/fail/prosecuted
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