Failures
Setbacks
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Regardless of how many failures and setbacks he goes through (mainly self-inflicted), he never stops trying to strike success.
Source: Series / Doc Martin -
After numerous setbacks and failures, he finally reaches the location on his own only to discover that the visions were a trap, and that the Omega was never really there.
- Correspondingly, Lord Diegan reminds Lysaer that, whatever the setbacks and failures wrought in Werpoint, Diegan himself at least will remain beside him in his quest to destroy the Shadow Master
Source: Literature / Ships of Merior
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