The storm caused power 'failures' [='outages'] in many parts of the city.
He was trying to rescue the business from 'failure'. [='bankruptcy']
He felt like a 'failure' when he wasn't accepted into law school.
(..) There's a particular savvy in that, isn't there? I'm sure she wasn't gunning for your sister, but these things happen in war. My failure was in being so slow to grasp coin's plan. She let the capitol and the districts destroy one another. Then she stepped in to (..)2015 The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2