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You keep dialing back the definition of "fail" to mean "to go out of business." In common usage its meaning is far broader -- it can also mean e.g. "to screw u

You keep dialing back the definition of "fail" to mean "to go out of business." In common usage its meaning is far broader -- it can also mean e.g. "to screw up spectacularly" (in a way that cost the company very significantly, even if it isn't forced out of business as a result).

warrenm 4y ago
OP asked about a "company failing" You're the one twisting that into a "a failure which may or may not have been recovered from" :)
- lisasays 4y ago
  You can read it however you want. But in that context, the meaning was clearly open-ended.
  - warrenm 4y ago
    I read it the way it's written: "have any notable companies failed" Not "have any notable companies had a failure" Big difference there, friend :)