Fail
Fail verb - To stop functioning.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Done wrong, you could utterly fail and take exactly none of them with you.
Source: Last Stand -
When the resistance arrives in a giant robot, he sends his henchmaniacs, thinking that they'll be able to take care of the problem, only for them to fail horribly.
- Take a drink for every time Atlantiana's parents fail to do their duty as parents (or just fail.)
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