Failed
Happened
Both words in one sentence
- In My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic, it happened to Fluttershy and Luna when they failed to (or felt that they failed to) use their special gifts.
Source: Became Their Own Antithesis -
While Naruto failed to rescue Sasuke, hes assured that what happened was better than what could have happened.
Source: Fan Fic / A Growing Affection -
We don't know exactly what happened in the alternate timeline where Vimes stayed in Ankh-Morpork, but we do know Vetinari's plan failed.
Source: Discworld / Jingo
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