Fail
Fail verb - To stop functioning.
Realise
Realise verb - Be fully aware or cognizant of.
Both words in one sentence
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The Daleks have one when they realise that The War Doctor is on Gallifrey and promptly try to Exterminate him; as usual, they fail and go boom instead.
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The fact that Daniel Jackson didn't realise this caused their attempt to input the combination to fail and nearly detonate the mine because they were off by one when inputting the combination.
Source: My Hero Zero -
The victims of Jayuzumi's pranks frequently fail to realise that they are being recorded and trolled, and thus their shouting at him to stop just makes him press their buttons more.
Source: Digging Yourself Deeper
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