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noun

a failure
a slight fault or defect; weakness

without; lacking: failing a good voter turnout, our candidate will lose

See failing in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

The act of a person or thing that fails; a failure.
A minor fault.

adjective

Undergoing failure: failing health; failing kidneys; a failing business.

preposition

In the absence of; without: Failing new evidence, the case will surely be lost.

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