Fail
Fail verb - To stop functioning.
Stumbled
Both words in one sentence
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One comic set in The DCAU had Batman fail to decypher the Riddler's clues; he stumbled upon the crime because he was following three other crooks who had the same target.
Source: Criminal Mind Games - He's eccentric, more than slightly manic, rarely compliments anyone's intelligence without mentioning his own, and has the ability to, without fail, sniff out and leap headfirst into any danger that his companion hasn't already stumbled into.
Source: Ditzy Genius
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