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Failure Army Bomb Plot attempted assassination of Hitler; his miraculous escape brought dreadful retaliation (1944). [Ger. Hist.: Van Doren, 500] comic strip character for whom losing is a way of life. [Comics: “Peanuts” in Horn, 542–543] financially disastrous cross-country marathon. [Am. Hist.: Sann, 48–56] broken-spirited man occupying subordinate position. [Br. Lit.: Dombey and Son] much bruited automobile fails on market (1950s). [Am. Hist.: Flexner, 78] contentious and unloved salesman; commits suicide in despair. [Am. Lit.: Appointment in Samarra] attempt to blow up the Parliament building; led to the execution of its leader, Guy Fawkes (1605). [Brit. Hist.: EB, IV: 70–71]
much-loved, much-imitated hapless, “I’m a failure” persona. [Am. Cinema: Griffith, 79] traveling salesman who gradually comes to realize that his life has been a complete failure; commits suicide. [Am. Lit.: The Death of a Salesman, Payton, 397] ignominiously strikes out in the clutch. [Am. Lit.: “Casey at the Bat” in Turkin, 642] very promising writer who, after unsuccessful publication, returns to clerical job. [Br. Lit.: New Grub Street, Magill I, 647–649] district of down-and-outs and bums. [Am. Usage: Brewer Dictionary, 1008] President Ford’s scheme to reduce inflation: for the American public to wear shields stating “WIN.” (Whip Inflation Now). [Am. Hist.: Misc.] “ingenious” creation of a third professional league that never materialized. [Am. Sports: Misc.] steamship stoker vainly tries to climb the social ladder, then fails in attempt to avenge himself on society. [Am. Drama: O’Neill The Hairy Ape in Sobel, 339]
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Recent data in mice suggest that TCDD does not induce Bax gene expression in oocytes, which is necessary for the oocyte loss related to premature ovarian failure (Matikainen et al. The new study suggests a connection between irregular periods and premature ovarian failure and says that doctors need to be more vigilant when young woman tell them they often miss their periods. Young women with cancer often suffer premature ovarian failure and thus infertility after chemotherapy or radiation therapy. |
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