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.
(..) and I don't expect it to hold me in bed as I fall asleep. I just don't want to settle. You're young. Right now you see settling as some sort of a failure. It is, by definition. Yeah. But by the time someone is right for you, it won't feel like settling. And the only person left to judge you (..)2009 Up in the Air