| 单词 | flunk |
| 例句 | “You don’t know what you’re doing. You never even taught kids before. You flunk my sister, you won’t teach nowhere else. I know people. Big-time people,” she says, walking out of there. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z Char told Juju she was flunking English and it’s because Miss Saunders don’t like her. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z Well, you could see he really felt pretty lousy about flunking me. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z "I didn't exactly flunk out or anything. I just quit, sort of." The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z After all, if a student could flunk every exam he took and still pass, how hard could it be? Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “Right, then I left my wallet in school and couldn’t pay for my potato wedgies. Then when I got home I banged up my ankle and found out that I flunked my English test.” 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z It was the first test I had ever flunked. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z He and I had been dicking around in the cafeteria, trying to study, and we’d both been in serious danger of flunking. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Lie-detection tests are notoriously inaccurate, and calculations similar to the above demonstrate why truthful people who flunk polygraph tests usually outnumber liars. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z My record shows that I flunked kindergarten and in first grade had no IQ—a zero IQ. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z "How'd you do in English? I'll show you the door in short order if you flunked English, you little ace composition writer." The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z "No wonder you're flunking the hell out of here," he said. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z Mr. Neck changed it at the very last second because he wants to flunk me or hates me or something. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z Matt had flunked out of high school but had an impressive mind when it came to cataloguing Dead trivia. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z That was why Tony flunked the first big math test of the year. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z I flunked it; I knew I was going to as soon as I looked at the test problems. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z I used to sit there and watch you—cracking jokes with the teacher, charming the girls with that freaky smile, and laughing when you flunked one of those pop quizzes. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z "I flunked Oral Expression, though. They had this course you had to take, Oral Expression. That I flunked." The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z "Do you blame me for flunking you, boy?" he said. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z Last year when the gym teacher flunked her, Char ripped a hole in the top of her convertible. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z "I flunked you in history because you knew absolutely nothing." The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z “Both passed easily, and I flunked, having sat through two or three examinations without being able to write a word.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z “We just saw this episode two weeks ago. Lashonda flunks home ec and gets caught lending Troy’s letter jacket to that college guy she’s been dating on the side.” Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z He couldn’t help but remember the two classes he had already dropped out of or the midterm in geology that he’d flunked. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z He was stronger because he was almost full grown and he’d flunked some grade two or three times. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Nobody ever asked to join her program—students were assigned to it after they’d missed so much school they were in danger of flunking out, dropping out, or getting kicked off the roster. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z “You know how bad I flunked the first test. They said you really can’t prepare for the first Junior Agent tryout, but I’m sure you have to know something about the supernatural world.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z The instructor, working on the knowledge that his students either had taken it before and flunked it, or had already had it in high school, sluffed over the preliminaries and got right down to translation. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Will Bates was Gary Edwards’s teacher in algebra II, which seemed amazing given the fact that Edwards was a Carter Cowboy and Bates was a hard-nosed grader who made no bones about flunking kids. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “The surprising thing is,” said Violet, “when he flunked out of charm school, it was because he couldn’t learn the minuet.” Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z With flunking grades and no skills, Louie had no chance for a scholarship. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z I had flunked my first space test, and even though it was not an important one, I felt bad about it. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He looked like somebody who had flunked clown school. Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z “Did he really flunk out?” my father asked. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z Now that he wasn’t playing anymore, he found himself flunking three classes at the end of the second six-week grading period. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Neck makes an announcement: anyone who is flunking can write an extra-credit report on a Cultural Influence at the Turn of the Century. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z “I wish it was helping their grades, though. Half my seventh graders are flunking this semester.” The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z “He will flunk if he continues this pattern.” A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z Char is one of the kids flunking English, so I know hearing some dirt on Miss Saunders would make her day. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z He looked like somebody just out of high school, who’d flunked PE and hung out with the shop boys smoking at recess. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I got my first fright when I reported to flying school and flunked my eye exam. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He was certain to flunk English this term, simply because English was mostly reading and he didn’t have time anymore to spend four or five hours every night reading a lousy book. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The third time Ralph flunked, the instructor lit up a cigarette. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z I could see fine off in the distance, but up close I flunked—just barely. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z It was an extra-credit project, so I wasn’t going to flunk science if she didn’t like the field guide. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z A student could flunk every weekly test as well as the final exam and still pass a course for that period. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I feel like I just got back a test that I thought I had flunked, but I actually did really well. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z It is all right with me if you flunk me though as I am flunking everything else except English anyway. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z Casual and fun-loving, John almost flunks out of his new school until he considers the trust he's been given and the shame he would face if he returned without graduating. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z I wasn't supposed to come back after Christmas vacation on account of I was flunking four subjects and not applying myself and all. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z “It’s been rough for you, Henry, I know, but you can’t do this. You’re flunking three classes, getting into fights. I hardly see you because you’re always locked in your room.” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z “Well,” I said, “that’s only until he flunks out of community college and comes right back!” Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z Find out that Gary Edwards hadn’t passed algebra at all but flunked it. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Wait for her to say something like: “What? Coach got you reading now? Afraid you’re gonna flunk out and drop off the team?” Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The crucial thing was not to flunk it now, not to panic, not to think what Mr. Blake and my parents'd do to me if I got caught. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z During the first silent year I spoke to no one at school, did not ask before going to the lavatory, and flunked kindergarten. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I wouldn’t even try hard in the classroom and if I flunked penmanship, so what? Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “Just flunked right out after three weeks and ended up marrying some rich guy. But not two months later, she ran off to Atlanta with that rich guy’s brother.” Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z “He flunked out, Mom. And you know as well as I do that General Whitehead is an idiot. Dad thinks he’s an idiot too.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The next time I see Juju, she’s stomping out of the office, saying Char better not flunk seventh grade. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z Owing to his limited vocabulary, he twice flunked the written driver’s license test. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z Bella had distinguished himself in our training class by being the only person to flunk the first-aid course, a requirement for graduation. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z If you flunk out of law school, you have to go to work at your father’s insurance company. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z I doubted she’d actually flunk everyone, but there was a chance, and they would blame me. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z But then in my annual checkup in October I flunked the audiology test and the doctor was like, “Dude, it’s time.” Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z “I found myself flunking the course because I would choke up. I could hardly open my mouth.” Richard Hatch, Who Starred in ‘Battlestar Galactica,’ Dies at 71 2017-02-07T05:00:00Z His professor warned him that he would probably flunk, and urged him to drop the course. Daniel Halpern, Founding Editor of Ecco, Still Inspired by Poetry 2015-12-08T05:00:00Z She did well in high school until she flunked chemistry. Three audacious women before audacious was in 2015-02-26T05:00:00Z He had flunked his Ph.D. exam and was unable to find a buyer for his seasteading gaming simulation. How the Dark Web’s Dread Pirate Roberts Went Down 2017-06-12T04:00:00Z He flunked an aptitude test for band and was discouraged from playing the recorder which, in public school, pretty much leaves the tambourine. Gary Marcus, Professor at N.Y.U., Picks Up a Guitar 2012-01-26T00:47:36Z The failures cited ranged from humorous accounts of flunked exams to the big, life-altering crises of divorce and serious illness. Why we should learn to embrace failure | Elizabeth Day 2018-07-15T04:00:00Z Got a D in biology; then flunked organic chemistry. Style Invitational Week 1239: MASH 3 — combine two movie titles 2017-08-03T04:00:00Z This is where “Crisis” begins to flunk the realism smell test. Realism held hostage in NBC’s new drama ‘Crisis’ 2014-03-14T20:24:38Z He flunked out of college his first year — he was 19 — and sulked home with his ponytail between his legs. Jonathan Van Ness of ‘Queer Eye’ Comes Out 2019-09-21T04:00:00Z Model No. 1 required a makeover after it flunked its screen test, with “huge chunks” of hair pulled out so that it didn’t appear to be “too much of a helmet,” Anderson said. Gillian Anderson brings uncanny ‘Iron Lady’ to ‘The Crown’ 2020-11-13T05:00:00Z I suppose the only good thing about going to school and trying my best to not flunk an exam, is to see my friends. Your stories: The incoherent ramblings of a teenager, or are they? by XoXo, Bookworm_98 2013-06-07T08:00:00Z “A lot of people flunk the test,” he says. ‘It hits you over the head’: can I survive my midlife crisis? 2016-09-10T04:00:00Z Having flunked out of college and stumbled through a number of dead-end jobs, Belzer decided to give comedy a try. "He did not suffer fools": Honoring Richard Belzer, the stand-up conspiracy theorist 2023-02-25T05:00:00Z Though Ms. Loh often mocks herself for “limping through” the undergraduate physics program of Caltech and flunking the G.R.E. in dramatic style, she has not abandoned the discipline but rather sought to popularize it. For Sandra Tsing Loh, Change is Good 2014-05-16T04:00:00Z He teaches ancient civilizations and prides himself on being the sort of principled educator who flunks senators’ kids and says stuff like, “Such are the vicissitudes of life” and “Listen, you hormonal vulgarian!” ‘The Holdovers’ Review: Three Sad Souls Stranded for Christmas 2023-10-26T04:00:00Z I recall when a European group flunked a new Mercedes because if failed the Scandanavian-designed "moose test," a series of sharp maneuvers meant to simulate a driver's reaction to a moose running into the road. Toyota's Kipling Moment 2010-04-14T22:15:00Z Mark Hamill, who played Luke Skywalker in the first three films, admitted that he flunked a Star Wars trivia quiz recently and couldn’t even remember what Han Solo had been smuggling. J.J. Abrams and the Star Wars Cast on What It's Like to Make the Film as Fans 2015-07-11T04:00:00Z Accusing Walker of “laziness and dishonesty and ignorance,” he threatens to flunk him unless he writes a new paper or hands in the manuscript of his talk to see if “something can be salvaged.” Classic ‘Stoner’? Not so fast. 2015-11-02T05:00:00Z “In high school, ninth grade, I flunked English because I didn’t know how to spell ‘Connecticut,’ ” he recalls. Haile Gerima and his landmark film ‘Sankofa’ are being rediscovered. Finally. 2021-09-23T04:00:00Z I've flunked this so many times perusing the isles of Nicolas in Paris, hoping to bring away a decent bottle to a friend's apartment, while working there. Your Next Lesson: Value Bordeaux 2018-02-01T05:00:00Z Seeing us flunk the test, it might conclude that we are pretty stupid. Inky the Octopus and the Upsides of Anthropomorphism 2016-04-26T04:00:00Z Bernstein almost flunked out of high school and then got kicked out of the University of Maryland. Carl Bernstein’s Eulogy for the Newspaper Business 2022-01-07T05:00:00Z Everything in me rose up in rebellion against the sickening realization that I’d just flunked my own sobriety test. “I’m not drinking right now”: Sometimes even non-alcoholics need to stop 2015-12-29T05:00:00Z Jack plays her love interest, beating Rock Hudson, who flunks his screen test by mixing up his lines. Sex, lies and celluloid: how realistic is Netflix's drama Hollywood? 2020-05-21T04:00:00Z We see him flunk friendships, charity stunts, TV deals and romantic obligations, and all the while something he dubs his "special needs charm" keeps the narrative thread motoring along. Vanished Years by Rupert Everett – review 2013-06-09T10:00:03Z I flunked arts and crafts in school, and I am no competition for Martha Stewart. Modern Etiquette: A holiday gift quiz 2014-11-17T05:00:00Z “At the end, our mandate was to flunk people right away,” Beau Baez, a former associate dean and instructor at the school, told me. After a law school shuttered, aspiring lawyers hired real lawyers to sue it 2018-06-12T04:00:00Z In 1962, after flunking out of Cornell Architecture, I punished myself with a trip to Puerto Rico. A Solo Traveler’s Guide to Meeting People 2015-02-03T05:00:00Z In 1962, after flunking out of Cornell Architecture, I punished myself with a trip to Puerto Rico. A Solo Traveler’s Guide to Meeting People 2015-02-03T05:00:00Z But I flunked it for four years in a row. From Fonzie to Cousineau, Henry Winkler shares his 50-year acting secret: "Cool is authenticity" 2023-05-21T04:00:00Z As a teenager, Snowden learned how to hack school, examining the class syllabus to figure out how he could exploit its weaknesses; the goal was to do the least amount of work without flunking out. In Edward Snowden’s New Memoir, the Disclosures This Time Are Personal 2019-09-13T04:00:00Z He said he flunked the teacher’s exam but was secretly pleased so he could pursue acting. Eli Wallach dies: Character actor known for ‘The Magnificent Seven’ was 98 Perhaps the fear was anything higher would appear unseemly, as if the purchaser were flunking bra school. Women are over the underwire bra 2022-03-09T05:00:00Z If this had been a school day instead of a holiday, and the movies had been students, they’d all have flunked. Die Hard Has a Pretty Good Day on Presidents’ Weekend 2013-02-18T23:09:40Z The severed head of the Prince of Persia, a suitor of Princess Turandot who is decapitated for flunking her riddles, lay in a cart. The Met’s Herculean Task: 4 Operas in 48 Hours 2019-10-25T04:00:00Z Most toasters, she said, would flunk such scrutiny. Turning To a Ghostwriter for a Personal Toast 2015-06-19T04:00:00Z There, she started experimenting with drugs, met her first husband, “flunked” out of school, and became pregnant. Lidia Yuknavitch Writes to Break With the ‘Tyranny’ of the Past 2022-06-23T04:00:00Z When journalists opt for safe language, when they pointlessly speculate, or succumb to Trump’s sideshow, they flunk the test. Perspective | Media beware: Impeachment hearings will be the trickiest test of covering Trump 2019-11-08T05:00:00Z School to Prison Pipeline Education reform advocates cite research demonstrating, they say, that suspensions from classroom heighten the chances that suspended students will flunk, drop out, or wind up in the juvenile justice system. Can more armed guards keep our schools safe? 2013-05-07T21:17:00Z Mr. McKay flunked the audition, but on his way out told Mr. Michaels, “By the way, I also write.” Film: Adam McKay Directs Cops Under Arrested Adolescence 2010-08-01T01:53:00Z He nearly flunked out after his first year but won a reprieve: “I created a big scene and cried.” Review | ‘Warhol’ paints the Pop Art icon as the most influential artist of the 20th century 2020-04-15T04:00:00Z A screen test might be involved, and, yes, sometimes a professor flunks. The Great Courses Require Great Production 2014-07-04T04:00:00Z In her first year at college, as she studied to be a nuclear engineer, her depression led her to flunk out and return home, too crippled to get out of bed. Circuit des Yeux battles through grief to create an artistic triumph 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z “Sophomore year. Flat-out, whole semester of F’s on the transcript, bombed out, washed out, flunked out.” On Campus, Failure Is on the Syllabus 2017-06-24T04:00:00Z I start to wonder whether I flunked the test. ‘It hits you over the head’: can I survive my midlife crisis? 2016-09-10T04:00:00Z You have flunked the marshmallow test — big time. Ask Amy: College student fails the ‘marshmallow test’ 2015-02-06T05:00:00Z David attended Crane Country Day School in Montecito, Calif., where he starred in the Gilbert and Sullivan operetta “H.M.S. Pinafore” and other musical productions, but he flunked out. David Crosby, Mainstay of Two Classic Rock Bands, Dies at 81 2023-01-19T05:00:00Z I felt slightly better when a fisherman from Florida turned up a few minutes later and also flunked. Learning to Navigate the Venetian Lagoon Like a Pro 2017-05-10T04:00:00Z If achieving success in this country is twice as hard for black people, it’s also doubly tough for black people to flunk their own. How to Think About Bill Cosby and ‘The Cosby Show’ 2017-06-18T04:00:00Z Despite surprisingly mediocre grades, he was nonetheless admitted to Harvard as a kind of legacy student — and nearly flunked out as a freshman. T.S. Eliot’s American childhood 2015-04-15T04:00:00Z The truth is, any Corinthian program that flunks the test would be discontinued by the company, since Corinthian gets close to 90 percent of its revenue from federal aid. For-profit college offers students pizza to lobby against Obama regulation 2014-05-01T12:30:00Z Martin, meanwhile, headed to Hollywood, where she flunked a series of screen tests but scored singing jobs in clubs, attracting an agent. Mary Martin — from Weatherford, Tex., to Broadway stardom 2016-07-07T04:00:00Z A young man goes on holiday after flunking out of law school. Summer Movie Release Schedule 2016 2016-04-29T04:00:00Z Unlike the legendary Olympic swimmer Mark Spitz, one of the greatest overachievers in sports history, this Mark Spitz is an underachiever, "never shining, never flunking" in life. The living dead take Manhattan in 'Zone One' 2011-10-19T23:12:07Z Henson loved acting as a child, but after flunking her audition to study drama at state college, was initially discouraged. Taraji P Henson: 'I'm glad I kept my ego in check' 2017-02-04T05:00:00Z Jo Brand is the next passenger, getting to retell the story of how she once flunked an audition to play herself. Tonight's TV highlights: NCIS 2011-01-05T00:05:01Z These questions arise when his son, bullied at his middle school and in danger of flunking history, needs help with a research project on the subject of heroes. Latino history with professor John Leguizamo, the CliffsNotes edition 2016-07-08T04:00:00Z Between that and keeping up with classes his first semester, “I almost flunked out. I was in this melee of trying to figure out what I really wanted to do.” Two Filmmakers Write Their Own Love Story 2021-02-26T05:00:00Z That’s why “echo boomers” ultimately flunked, he says: “It doesn’t fall off the tongue.” Gen Z, iGen, Founders: What should we call the post-millennials? 2015-12-03T05:00:00Z In fact, she flunked her first photography class in college before impressing the next teacher with her risk-taking images. Review | A new look at the Statue of Liberty and other best children’s books 2017-10-03T04:00:00Z If one of those values is the importance of journalism that informs citizens of what their government is doing, Nielsen flunks that test, too. Perspective | A reporter at the White House decided to play the audio of children sobbing. Somebody had to. 2018-06-19T04:00:00Z Chuck9pm, Virgin 1 Season three kicks off with Chuck flunking out of spy school. The Secret Diaries Of Miss Anne Lister 2010-05-31T06:00:00Z No longer a flunking chemistry student or a college dropout, he was where he was supposed to be, a soldier putting his life on the line. Kurt Vonnegut’s POW nightmare: Inside the World War II battle that shaped “Slaughterhouse Five” 2016-01-02T05:00:00Z He goes to school because he has to; his video console and virtual-reality visor will be taken away if he flunks out. Books of The Times: A Future Wrapped in 1980s Culture 2011-08-14T23:02:57Z I saw the calculation in his eyes: If I flunk this fraud, I’m just going to have to do this all over again next semester. Shakespeare in Klingon: Literature in the Original and My Total Failure to Read It That Way 2012-11-28T16:30:53Z Let’s not forget that Liberty, which teaches young-Earth creationism, is, as Bill Maher noted, “a school you flunk out of when you get the answers right.” Donald Trump’s phony faith-mongering, Ted Cruz doomed crusader: Sex, lies, religion and the GOP’s 2016 carnival 2016-01-31T05:00:00Z “I left in 1932,” he once said, “after one of the brothers told me I was flunking everything and should stick to music.” Tony Martin, Debonair Pop Baritone, Dies at 98 2012-07-30T20:29:58Z One of Powers’s teachers — he flunked her class — told him about a colleague who worked at a bronze foundry in the Pacific Northwest. He Lost Fingers in an Accident. Now It’s Inspiring His Art. 2022-01-11T05:00:00Z In danger of flunking out of history class, they stumble on a time machine that lets them carouse with Napoleon, Joan of Arc and more; George Carlin plays their time travel guide. What’s on TV Friday: A Portrait of Meghan Markle and ‘Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure’ 2018-04-20T04:00:00Z Having flunked out of school, I had no set future in mind. Shirley Manson: The First Time I Cut Myself 2018-07-03T04:00:00Z “You trying to flunk this test?” he shouts. 2010-02-06T07:37:00Z By any measure of Saturday’s debacle, he is flunking that test. Plaschke: Lincoln Riley was supposed to restore USC greatness. Instead, the Trojans are failing 2023-10-22T04:00:00Z After flunking out of the Marines as a bomb-sniffing dog, the mixed-breed stray was roaming the streets when he followed Elizabeth home one day. 'Lessons in Chemistry': Five changes to the series from the book, explained 2023-10-13T04:00:00Z And, sure enough, painfully enough, Miller flunked, giving up three runs in the first inning and continuing to struggle before being removed with two out in the second. Plaschke: Dodgers collapsing for second straight postseason? Unbelievably, believe it 2023-10-10T04:00:00Z I hear regularly from people who are confused, frustrated and angry about the process, and some of them have repeatedly flunked tests despite spotless driving records. Column: For drivers 70 and older, the road rage over DMV test questions continues 2023-10-07T04:00:00Z He also described flunking his first chemistry exam as a first-year undergraduate student. Nobel Chemistry prize awarded for 'quantum dots' that bring coloured light to screens 2023-10-04T04:00:00Z First, he is flunking a defense that has been horribly mismanaged by his buddy Alex Grinch yet is continually supported by Riley. Plaschke: Lincoln Riley was supposed to restore USC greatness. Instead, the Trojans are failing 2023-10-22T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, Cohen, in failing to prioritize the university’s overall mission ahead of her football coach’s insecurity, badly flunked her first test as USC’s athletic boss. Plaschke: Shame on USC for banning a reporter in a futile attempt to control media 2023-09-20T04:00:00Z Had he been my classmate, my painting teachers would have probably flunked him. Appreciation: Often spurned by the contemporary art world, Fernando Botero made meaningful art 2023-09-19T04:00:00Z If you flunk three times, as Moon did before passing on her fourth try, you have to pay another $41 fee to start a new round of test-taking. Column: For drivers 70 and older, the road rage over DMV test questions continues 2023-10-07T04:00:00Z But she flunked the first semester and was forced to retake it, only to ace it the second time around. She Helped Build the Atomic Bomb to Stop the Nazis, But Was Haunted by What It Did to Japan 2023-08-17T04:00:00Z Finally, Riley is also flunking the important realm of public perception. Plaschke: Lincoln Riley was supposed to restore USC greatness. Instead, the Trojans are failing 2023-10-22T04:00:00Z He reluctantly flunked one bright student in the class who did not show up enough. Dorsey High students take on AP African American history and racism. Talks run deep 2023-07-24T04:00:00Z A Texas professor flunked an entire class because ChatGPT had claimed to be the author of their papers. Column: Artificial intelligence chatbots are spreading fast, but hype about them is spreading faster 2023-07-13T04:00:00Z Speir flunked twice on the computerized knowledge test and insists she was done in by “trick questions” that have nothing to do with driving ability. Column: For drivers 70 and older, the road rage over DMV test questions continues 2023-10-07T04:00:00Z But as Nash — a lanky, soft-spoken young man — kept saying in a soothing and encouraging manner, there is no flunking this class, in which everyone gets an A for participation and effort. Column: Answer on the tip of your tongue? Students quiz aging adults to improve brain function 2023-05-20T04:00:00Z After flunking out of the University of Florida in 1966, Mr. Pride enlisted in the Army, learned Russian at the Defense Language Institute in Monterey, Calif., and was deployed to West Germany. Mike Pride, Who Proved a Regional Newspaper Could Work, Dies at 76 2023-05-12T04:00:00Z The Hall of Fame trainer with a record-tying six victories is soon to complete a two-year ban by Churchill Downs Inc. He was punished after Medina Spirit flunked a post-race drug test. 19 horses to tangle in wide-open 149th Kentucky Derby 2023-05-05T04:00:00Z His ninth-grade civics teacher, Mrs. Ellison, who had flunked his mom and ran her class like a totalitarian despot, also taught him the value of freedom of speech, he said. Killer Mike goes off: 'Right now, in this country, your freedom of speech is at risk' 2023-04-28T04:00:00Z First she was told that a paper test was no longer an option, and later she was told that you had to flunk a computer test first. Column: For drivers 70 and older, the road rage over DMV test questions continues 2023-10-07T04:00:00Z She flunked the test on her first try and passed on the second, but said none of the 25 questions had been on the practice exams. Column: Older drivers have road rage over DMV test questions. Some would prefer driving test 2023-04-15T04:00:00Z A presidential campaign is a rigorous apprenticeship that DeSantis, although still not an announced candidate, is, less than a mile into the marathon, flunking. Opinion | Maybe, just maybe, this is rock bottom for embarrassing U.S. politics 2023-04-04T04:00:00Z “I would not say that we flunked,” Pentagon Comptroller Mike McCord told reporters when the audit results were released. House lawmakers dig in on Pentagon audit failures ahead of Biden’s federal budget release 2023-03-07T05:00:00Z Or, as Otto would say, they “listen” to their dog, something I am now determined to do more of, particularly since Otto confided in me that she, too, had flunked obedience class once. Want a well-trained dog? Start with a better-trained human. 2023-01-27T05:00:00Z Surely the most fun story today, unless you are an Alphabet shareholder, is Google's new Bard AI flunking a question on the James Webb telescope. Morning Bid: Bar-duh 2023-02-09T05:00:00Z But the College Board has already flunked this all-important test of character. Column: Caving to the right on Black history, the College Board gives a course in cowardice 2023-02-01T05:00:00Z But he flunked the physical because he weighed four ounces below the 128.5-pound minimum for his height. Harold Brown, Tuskegee Airman Who Faced a Lynch Mob, Dies at 98 2023-01-28T05:00:00Z And it turns out, most drugs you see on TV would flunk this test. The drugs with the biggest TV advertising budgets typically have "low therapeutic value," study says 2023-01-22T05:00:00Z The last time this happened, I said my dog flunked the class. Want a well-trained dog? Start with a better-trained human. 2023-01-27T05:00:00Z “There was another recruitment class after mine and they flunked all the women out of that class. I think it was because they didn’t want women.” Firefighters honor lineage of trailblazing women in Seattle-area firehouses 2023-01-13T05:00:00Z “I would rather flunk a writing test than expose the pathetic secrets of my heart,” Malcolm writes. How Janet Malcolm, at death's door, finally took on her toughest subject — herself 2023-01-06T05:00:00Z When another “girl” flunked in 1964, managers decided to give the diligent, serious Ms. Walters a tryout. Barbara Walters, TV’s tireless pursuer of the newsmaker ‘get,’ dies at 93 2022-12-30T05:00:00Z The gravity of his situation finally hit him when he landed in the hospital, drunk, after nearly flunking out of college. The Heir: In Nevada, a G.O.P. Candidate Sheds His Political Inheritance 2022-11-01T04:00:00Z When Ted Kennedy feared that flunking a Spanish test would make him ineligible to play football at Harvard, he sent a friend in his place in hopes of securing a higher score. Review: Ted Kennedy, in a new biography, is better — and worse — than you thought 2022-10-24T04:00:00Z This other teacher is going to flunk me. This Black Female Engineer Broke through the Double Bind of Racism and Sexism and Directly Nurtured a Legion of STEM Leaders 2022-10-13T04:00:00Z Second place and the Lactation Cookie Bites: “Mom, if I have to run down here every time your screen freezes, I’m going to flunk gym class.” Style Invitational Week 1503: Sing of your supper—parodies about food 2022-08-25T04:00:00Z But if an athlete’s most important ability is their availability, he once again flunked. Column: LeBron James' new contract guarantees one thing — more Lakers mediocrity 2022-08-17T04:00:00Z The teacher’s sudden scheduling difficulties lead him to believe he flunked the audition. Mike Birbiglia swims for his life in 'The Old Man and the Pool' at the Taper 2022-08-08T04:00:00Z I’ve now flunked that test twice — surely proof that “Gone Girl” is and remains a really great mystery. Review | ‘Gone Girl,’ a decade later: How does it read? 2022-06-12T04:00:00Z It was a loving and dutiful decision — the kind that flunks the test for American success. Review | Tracy Flick is back — and she’s tired of losing 2022-06-07T04:00:00Z Mateen trained to be a prison guard for the Florida Department of Corrections but flunked out. Opinion | Single moms cause mass shootings? One more cheap shot in the guns debate. 2022-06-03T04:00:00Z He often casts himself as something of a goofball, a screw-up who flunked out of Georgia Southern University — not once, but twice — before finally graduating and starting a company that made garage doors. Gun in Texas shooting came from company known for pushing boundaries 2022-05-28T04:00:00Z At Emerson College in Boston, he nearly flunked out several times but played the title role in “Peer Gynt.” Henry Winkler Breaks the Curse of Stardom 2022-04-27T04:00:00Z By novel’s end, most if not all of us readers will have to face up to the fact that we’ve flunked the sinister close reading test “Gone Girl” proffers. Review | ‘Gone Girl,’ a decade later: How does it read? 2022-06-12T04:00:00Z “I flunked retirement,” Duke said, with a laugh. 50 years on, Apollo 16 moonwalker still ‘excited’ by space 2022-04-29T04:00:00Z She changed majors and tried studying home economics, but famously said she “flunked French toast,” according to the family biography. Harriet Stimson Bullitt, Northwest philanthropist and conservationist, dies at 97 2022-04-23T04:00:00Z The yellow Labrador was destined to be a guide dog for the blind but flunked out because she was distracted by small animals. The Dog Aging Project digs deeper than ever to help our best friends live better longer — and the findings could help us, too 2022-04-22T04:00:00Z Yet there’s still plenty of bad news: Houston has the NBA’s worst defense, Kevin Porter Jr. has flunked as a starting point guard, and center Christian Wood has devolved into a stopgap. Analysis | The NBA’s shameless tanking race is getting ugly as losses pile up 2022-03-21T04:00:00Z How the guy who flunked out of Kent State University became a “judge.” Steve Harvey will never run out of ideas 2022-03-09T05:00:00Z As things turned out, the Army was not meant to be as I flunked my pre-induction physical. Perspective | For years, a golden sphinx statue stood guard over Fort Holabird in Baltimore. Where is it now? 2022-03-05T05:00:00Z He even "flunked" out of school because it was such a distraction. Nigerian Afrobeats star Davido: Other things excite me more than music 2022-03-04T05:00:00Z With the new systems, they can still flunk, and they are still responsible for making academic progress. Teachers second guess letter grades as they search for a fairer way 2022-02-28T05:00:00Z At MIT, meteorology majors who flunk Forecasting 101 are encouraged to switch to economics. Style Invitational Week 1476: Matchless humor — show us some Googlenopes 2022-02-17T05:00:00Z Most notably, he did away with the Fed's power to flunk banks based on "qualitative" rather than quantitative grounds. Factbox: Trump's Fed eased bank rules. Now what can Democrats roll back? 2022-01-05T05:00:00Z Facilities that ace their inspections are on track to get up to five stars, whereas those that flunk will struggle to get more than one or two stars. How Nursing Homes’ Worst Offenses Are Hidden From the Public 2021-12-09T05:00:00Z He’d recently seen these unapologetically Gallic cars — imagine a postmodern Notre Dame cathedral on wheels — after flunking out of the University of Maryland and ending up in Paris. Perspective | We still love some cars, even when they’re rusted-out, broken-down and tire-less 2021-12-08T05:00:00Z Quarles tried to make the tests more transparent and predictable for banks, including scrapping a "qualitative" objection that allowed the Fed to flunk lenders on subjective grounds. Explainer: Whether centrist or progressive, the Fed's new regulatory chief has long to-do list 2021-11-08T05:00:00Z The second fight was delayed because of Álvarez’s flunked drug test and subsequent suspension. Hernández: Canelo Álvarez ready for the most personal fight of his career against Caleb Plant 2021-11-06T04:00:00Z The colt crossed the finish line first in the Derby on May 1, only to flunk a postrace test for a corticosteroid that is prohibited on raceday. Baffert, Barred From Churchill Downs, Is Embraced by the Breeders’ Cup 2021-11-04T04:00:00Z Both of them told police and reporters that Ms. Durst was drug-addled and in danger of flunking out of Albert Einstein College of Medicine, contrary to school officials and academic records. Robert Durst Charged With 2nd-Degree Murder in His Wife’s Disappearance 2021-11-01T04:00:00Z The regular counselors had to focus on kids with serious personal problems, such as flunking courses, missing school and being homeless. Perspective | School district shrugged off college for most kids until an outsider and business backers got involved 2021-10-23T04:00:00Z “Only class I ever flunked in my life,” the judge responded. Conviction cleared in 2018 case of Maryland teen who brought loaded gun to high school after Parkland shooting 2021-10-01T04:00:00Z Quarles tried to make the tests more transparent and predictable for banks, including scrapping a “qualitative” objection that allowed the Fed to flunk lenders on subjective grounds. Explainer-Whether centrist or progressive, the Fed's new regulatory chief has long to-do list 2021-09-23T04:00:00Z Whenever a device flunked QC, it had to be recalibrated, a process that could take more than 12 hours if everything went right. How bad were Elizabeth Holmes’ 1AM emails? 2021-09-17T04:00:00Z Medina Spirit crossed the finish line first in the Derby on May 1, only to flunk a post-race test for a corticosteroid prohibited on race day. Racing Officials in Kentucky and New York Move to Marginalize Baffert 2021-09-10T04:00:00Z If I got a football scholarship but had no place to live, no priority registration and no financial support, I’d flunk out of school. This athlete's weed side hustle turned into a movement to change L.A.'s cannabis scene 2021-09-09T04:00:00Z She hands María a notebook, which the girl spends so much time writing in that she flunks second grade. A bilingual novelist's family saga plumbs the allure and the menace of 'L.A. Weather' 2021-09-01T04:00:00Z Medina Spirit crossed the finish line first, only to flunk a postrace test for a prohibited corticosteroid. In Saratoga Springs, Horse Racing’s Troubles Cloud a Tradition 2021-08-27T04:00:00Z And its vague proposal for verifying the content-matching database would flunk an introductory security course. Opinion | We built a system like Apple’s to flag child sexual abuse material — and concluded the tech was dangerous 2021-08-19T04:00:00Z She utilises Hassett on the right flank and something is building, but Bowen flunks an errant pass and it’s all over. Australia v New Zealand: Tokyo Olympic Games 2020 women’s football – live! 2021-07-21T04:00:00Z Her academic adviser warned that if she didn’t get professional help she would flunk. Black women with ADHD start healing, with a diagnosis at last 2021-07-16T04:00:00Z Petersen noted that in a previous case the board had exonerated the trainers of three horses who had tested positive for scopolamine, finding the flunked tests were a result of Jimson weed. Officials worked secretly to clear Bob Baffert’s Justify amid 2018 Triple Crown run, records show 2021-06-29T04:00:00Z He was recruited to play a college sport but flunked out. The Protector 2021-06-09T04:00:00Z He’d recruited 64 more applicants, but they either flunked the test or decided not to join the force. Mexico’s deadly elections: Crime groups target candidates in a fight for turf Seven days before the public knew that Medina Spirit had flunked a drug test, Luby knew how high the stakes were. Winning Always Wins. Will Integrity Place, or Even Show? 2021-05-13T04:00:00Z To be eligible to play, students must have at least a 2.0 GPA and not be flunking any classes. The sawmill nearly took his arm. Now a young man looks forward 2021-04-23T04:00:00Z “That such a criminal act was committed by a town’s chief law enforcement officer only amplifies the degree to which Capriglione flunks our state’s character test for public officeholders,” Jennnings said in her court filing. Judge halts disgraced police chief from taking council post 2021-04-15T04:00:00Z “That such a criminal act was committed by a town’s chief law enforcement officer only amplifies the degree to which Capriglione flunks our state’s character test for public officeholders,” the court filing states. Delaware AG says ex-police chief not fit for pubic office 2021-04-14T04:00:00Z Instead, Mani Shankar flunked 10th grade twice and joined his brother in the textile factories. India’s abrupt lockdown forced millions to walk, bike and hitchhike home. Many lives will never be the same. 2021-04-01T04:00:00Z In one sign of the problems with the self-reported data, nursing homes that earn five stars for their quality of care are nearly as likely to flunk in-person inspections as to ace them. Maggots, Rape and Yet Five Stars: How U.S. Ratings of Nursing Homes Mislead the Public 2021-03-13T05:00:00Z FOX 45 found that hundreds of students are flunking classes at the Augusta Fells Savage Institute of Visual Arts in west Baltimore. Baltimore HS student fails all but 3 classes over 4 years, ranks near top half of class 2021-03-04T05:00:00Z His mother once reportedly said: “He flunked everything ... he just didn’t seem interested in anything except radio.” Rush Limbaugh, highly influential conservative radio host, dies at 70 2021-02-17T05:00:00Z Jones earned a master’s degree in politics, economics and business from Claremont but flunked out of a doctoral program and pivoted to writing. Bomani Jones thrives where race and sports collide. Can he be a star at ESPN? 2021-01-25T05:00:00Z Eastern focused on freshmen at risk of flunking and seniors who were not on track to graduate. D.C.’s reopening plan is at a third capacity as city works to build confidence and fill seats 2021-01-24T05:00:00Z Indeed, failure is another crisis at the school, where flunking rates are 60 percent to 70 percent. Surge of Student Suicides Pushes Las Vegas Schools to Reopen 2021-01-24T05:00:00Z Being ranked among the most park-poor cities in America is a fitness test no city wants to flunk. Which U.S. cities get failing grades on parks 2021-01-10T05:00:00Z Still, he ended up flunking his flight test. For WWII veteran, medals mark a measure of survival 2020-11-12T05:00:00Z America’s premier pollsters flunked Tuesday’s presidential election just as they did in 2016 by habitually overestimating the Democratic vote in battleground states. ‘Biggest losers’: Pollsters flunk election forecasts in 2016 sequel 2020-11-04T05:00:00Z Hariri resigned from the post a year ago amid nationwide protests by a public angered by widespread corruption, mismanagement of resources and a flunking economy. Hariri to return to head Lebanon’s Cabinet with slim support 2020-10-22T04:00:00Z Mr. Boyd had by then flunked out of the University of Florida and enlisted in the Army Air Forces. Alan S. Boyd, who helped build Transportation Department and became its first secretary, dies at 98 2020-10-19T04:00:00Z Some of those facilities used to make them sign agreements that if they flunked out, they wouldn’t get wallets or phones back for two days. Once down and out, this detective tries to help, not judge 2020-08-30T04:00:00Z Many children, if tested, would evidently flunk family history. Perspective | Pandemic is a wake-up call for me to jot down keepsake ‘letters’ for my kids 2020-08-14T04:00:00Z “He and Mark would flunk a fifth-grade civics class with their libertarian ‘free speech trumps everything in society’ argument. Jim Steyer: the man who took on Mark Zuckerberg 2020-07-05T04:00:00Z He acknowledges in his memoir that he almost flunked his freshman year of high school, before going on to become senior class president and attend college. Once reluctant, GOP’s only Black senator now leads on race 2020-06-22T04:00:00Z But the main problem is this: As a nation, we are flunking a test of self-restraint. Column: We’re turning into two Americas: Masked and unmasked 2020-06-17T04:00:00Z I recall the favors from white professors, including one who passed me even after I flunked a critical exam required for graduation. Perspective | I’m a black man with white privilege. I see how it distorts America. 2020-06-11T04:00:00Z The lawsuit contends Torres flunked out of the Citadel with a 1.3 GPA, and Duke does not even offer a degree in aeronautical engineering. Treasure hunter tricked by war hero scientist con man 2020-05-23T04:00:00Z It flunks its biggest test at its peril. Leaderless, lacking and late: a global plan to fight coronavirus is desperately needed 2020-04-11T04:00:00Z The outgoing government “flunked the test in recent days,” Jansa said. Slovenia’s new government sworn in, pledges to fight virus 2020-03-13T04:00:00Z Even after Ramirez was suspended for 50 games the following season for flunking a drug test, a high-ranking team official privately defended the new deal. Hernández: Dodgers heed the fervent wish of their fans in acquiring Mookie Betts 2020-02-10T05:00:00Z My main focus at the time was not flunking law school or failing the bar exam because of all the emotional stress. If you look on social media, it's all love stories and no divorce. But that's not life | Derecka Purnell 2020-01-21T05:00:00Z A 2015 Center for Public Integrity examination gave only three states a grade higher than D-plus for the systems they use to prevent corruption; 11 states flunked. Perspective | It’s not just Trump. Governors are keeping their businesses while in office, too. 2020-01-16T05:00:00Z Last month a Boeing spacecraft that was to dock with the International Space Station flunked its mission when it couldn’t reach the right orbit above Earth. New Boeing CEO inherits crisis created under his predecessor 2020-01-13T05:00:00Z Thereby did a young 70-year-old man master what so many cranky 70-year-old men have flunked through time: the keenness to ponder a subsequent generation rather than just giving it a lazy lampooning. At powers like Clemson and Ohio State, a holistic approach to player wellness 2020-01-11T05:00:00Z Not until high school do they have to worry about flunking out. Perspective | How much pressure is too much pressure for middle school students? 2019-12-28T05:00:00Z Building around a center who can’t shoot or lead an elite defense is challenging, and the Pistons have largely flunked that test. Analysis | The biggest winner of a rumored Andre Drummond trade would be Andre Drummond 2020-01-03T05:00:00Z In so doing, they quelled an old thought Saban himself brought up, the one about Alabama flunking those bowl games that lack title steam. Perspective | Alabama can be proud of how it won the Citrus Bowl, even if it wasn’t proud to play in it 2020-01-01T05:00:00Z After flunking out of Ohio Wesleyan University his first semester, he did the first of two things that would shock his former Quaker school classmates. Hunting black men to start a ‘race war’ 2019-12-27T05:00:00Z He said standards are high enough that about 5-to-10% of those inducted into Horizon’s training program flunk out and never become line pilots. Flight operations chief at Horizon Air raises alarm over pilots’ safety culture 2019-12-05T05:00:00Z Then I flunked my road test and was ferried back and forth to my dad’s factory while summer galloped away. Opinion | These Horses Are Too Young to Die 2019-11-30T05:00:00Z But when the crunch came, and she had to dig deep or risk flunking the program, she found strength inside herself she never knew existed. Inside the restaurant serving up second chances for ex-prisoners 2019-11-26T05:00:00Z Boden doesn’t miss a beat: “If you flunk, you get the greatest prize of all: you get to reread the novel.” 'It's an escape': the Americans who want to live like Jane Austen 2019-10-28T04:00:00Z That Warren is having to address health care questions on such starkly political terms may recall another, early campaign test she flunked: releasing the results of a DNA test last fall. Boxed in? Warren confronts tough politics of health care 2019-10-25T04:00:00Z Son of a mill worker and a school teacher from eastern Washington, Dahmen flunked out of college, met his wife in a pizza line at 2 in the morning, and loves his dog, too. Why Joel Dahmen is the best interview on the PGA Tour - Golf Digest 2019-10-23T04:00:00Z My parents were upper-middle class and able to afford private testing to say I was “smart enough” to get in after I flunked the regular tests. End gifted programs and expand Running Start instead 2019-10-10T04:00:00Z “I flunked it. Badly, I guess,” he said. Fuzzy Zoeller after open-heart surgery: 'They did the triple Lindy on me … it's all good now' - Golf Digest 2019-09-05T04:00:00Z Citizenship and Immigration Services, while more than 40 percent of native-born Americans flunk the same test, according to Concordia University’s Center for Public Policy. California leads nation -- by far -- in naturalized citizens, data show 2019-07-20T04:00:00Z Ruiz was offered a chance to challenge Joshua only because Joshua’s original opponent flunked multiple drug tests. Its a big victory for Andy Ruiz Jr. and Imperial Valley 2019-06-23T04:00:00Z “It’s the same in retirement, with one important difference: You can flunk out of college and still recover. If you flunk retirement, it’s much less forgiving.” Perspective | One man wanted financial certainty and fun in retirement. Here is his formula. 2019-06-07T04:00:00Z We flunked that first chance to confront global warming. What if we covered the climate crisis like we did the start of World War II? | Bill Moyers 2019-05-22T04:00:00Z All too often, Republican men who promote such laws sound like they flunked sex education. Samantha Bee offers "sex ed" class to GOP lawmakers in blistering response to Alabama abortion law 2019-05-17T04:00:00Z Gorsuch said he’s concerned by polls that show most Americans would flunk a citizenship test and many say incivility keeps them away from public affairs. Gorsuch replaces Biden as chair of civic education group 2019-05-14T04:00:00Z Unfortunately, Mr. Trump has had many opportunities to show that he could speak for and to the entire nation in such circumstances — and he has flunked each one. Opinion | Trump will hijack any event for partisan politics. Please, not the Fourth of July. 2019-05-13T04:00:00Z In Rob Pelinka’s first test as the full-time basketball boss, he flunked. Jeanie Buss, Rob Pelinka and the Lakers are at a coaching crossroads again 2019-05-08T04:00:00Z And, between the two fights, he flunked a drug test. For Canelo Alvarez, Daniel Jacobs is the latest in a string of tough tests 2019-05-02T04:00:00Z ABC earned the top grades with Asian-Americans depicting 11 percent of regular characters on its prime-time programs, while Fox flunked because it did not submit data, the coalition said. ABC again the top network in report on Asian-Americans on TV 2019-05-01T04:00:00Z In her last year, she flunked several courses and declined to take them over in order to graduate. Gertrude Stein, Alice B. Toklas, and “The Making of Americans” 2005-06-06T04:00:00Z There are moments of triumph, such as when she is danger of flunking out of training until an officer says she is failing because she is lazy. Former Marine Anuradha Bhagwati waged a battle against military misogyny 2019-04-12T04:00:00Z In Buss and shadow owner Linda Rambis’ biggest test since Buss captured the throne a couple of years ago, they flunked. Jeanie Buss, Rob Pelinka and the Lakers are at a coaching crossroads again 2019-05-08T04:00:00Z Some 20 of the company’s 150 workers were hired despite flunking a pre-employment screening for cannabis. In the age of legal marijuana, some employers drop ‘zero tolerance’ drug tests 2019-04-12T04:00:00Z But piece after piece — first the bullpen, then an injured lineup and finally a failing rotation — all flunked their stress tests badly. Perspective | Nationals must get out to a fast start, or watch the NL East pass them by 2019-03-27T04:00:00Z He flunked first grade and had to overcome a strong stutter that made him terrified to read aloud in class. He's getting into college without the help of wealth and privilege — and it's hard work 2019-03-22T04:00:00Z It’d be easier to look past missteps like these if they weren’t so common – because this wasn’t the first time Trump flunked a leadership test in the wake of global terrorism. After New Zealand slayings, Trump flunks another leadership test 2019-03-18T04:00:00Z But Omar, a Muslim American success story who came to Minneapolis as a 12-year-old Somali refugee, has flunked the test several times. How to avoid sounding anti-Semitic: A primer for politicians 2019-03-08T05:00:00Z Federal Reserve said on Wednesday it would no longer flunk banks based on operational or risk management lapses during its annual health check of the country’s domestic banks. Federal Reserve scraps 'qualitative' test for U.S. banks in 2019... 2019-03-06T05:00:00Z Outside parliament, frustration among voters on all sides is growing with a system seen by many as opaque, incomprehensible and flunking the biggest decision of their lifetimes. Division! Brexit stretches arcane British parliament to breaking point 2019-03-05T05:00:00Z This is just one of many possible reasons why Jared flunked Security Clearance 101. Trump is a national security risk – and still Republicans back him | Walter Shapiro 2019-03-02T05:00:00Z “And any sort of suppressed report about presidential wrongdoing will flunk that test.” Democrats Prepared to Subpoena Mueller and Take Fight Over Report to Court 2019-02-24T05:00:00Z “The overall intent of the regulations — it’s said time and time again — is public confidence in the administration of justice. And any sort of suppressed report about presidential wrongdoing will flunk that test,” he said. House Democrats will subpoena Mueller if report is not made public, Schiff says 2019-02-24T05:00:00Z The Fed will still examine domestic banks for operational and risk management problems, but will address them through enforcement actions rather than a public flunking. Federal Reserve scraps 'qualitative' test for U.S. banks in 2019... 2019-03-06T05:00:00Z There may be some popular films that deserve critics’ scorn, but in these current cases, audiences got it right, and critics flunked the test. Ahead of the Oscars, a look at what movie critics don't get right about crowd-pleasers 2019-02-23T05:00:00Z After flunking out of college in the early 1960s, he took his guitar and five-string banjo to New York's Greenwich Village and began playing small folk clubs. Peter Tork, beloved and offbeat member of the Monkees, dies at 77 2019-02-21T05:00:00Z “Most of the time I ran around the woods. The rest of the time I practised country music and flunked out of school. Even elementary.” Brandi Carlile on her song to subvert the Grammys: ‘It's a call to action’ 2019-02-08T05:00:00Z They flunked it badly in the first period. Mohamed Salah penalty puts Liverpool seven points clear at the top 2019-01-12T05:00:00Z Margot always would jump on the block before a 200 fly, look at me and say, “I’m about to flunk another IQ test.” Perspective | She started Masters swimming at 46. She died with more records than Michael Phelps. 2018-12-19T05:00:00Z If he flunks the test, he will not be alone in paying a price. Europe holds it breath as Macron scrambles to quell protests | Jon Henley 2018-12-10T05:00:00Z Baker said he felt 25 again when Leggett paid tribute to him, as if he were back in law school, scared of flunking and in awe of the man who, for him, epitomizes black achievement. Going out together: Baker, Leggett celebrate a long friendship as they leave office 2018-11-30T05:00:00Z Trump is anxious to award himself high marks because the nation, in no uncertain terms, just flunked him. Opinion | It’s time for the rats to leave Trump’s sinking ship 2018-11-19T05:00:00Z By his own admission a very immature 18-year-old, Stella predictably flunked his freshman year having barely attended class. Pebble Beach caddies rally around one of their own in his fight against cancer - Golf Digest 2018-11-16T05:00:00Z But there are various ways to flunk, some more devastating than others. Review | If you still haven’t heard of Lucas Hedges, you will after ‘Boy Erased’ 2018-11-04T04:00:00Z “He flunked his physical and I passed mine.” WWII Army nurse, now 98, named to VA Wall of Heroes in Seattle 2018-11-08T05:00:00Z He flunked his tryout, he said, because he “couldn’t hit a curveball.” Casey and Barletta: Where they stand on the issues 2018-11-02T04:00:00Z A student flunking out of the University of Arizona nursing school shot three of his professors to death, then killed himself. Today in History 2018-10-28T04:00:00Z It’s the NFL equivalent of flunking an algebra test and getting thrown into trigonometry class anyway. Steelers, Falcons eye urgent Octobers after September slide 2018-10-04T04:00:00Z She knows that risk assessment is a basic test of rationality that she and so many other parents flunk. Opinion | The symptoms of America’s fall into unfocused furiousness 2018-09-19T04:00:00Z The US and Europe, the podcast described, were like a couple who had flunked out of marriage therapy. The end of Atlanticism: has Trump killed the ideology that won the cold war? 2018-09-04T04:00:00Z And your parents will love you even if you flunk organic chemistry. Opinion | Tips for Reaping the Benefits of College 2018-08-25T04:00:00Z Jasper’s wife, Donna, still has difficulty talking about her son’s battle for his life, which began after Jarren surprisingly flunked a routine physical before trying out for the football team at Broadneck High School. Navy assistant focusing on football after son’s transplant 2018-08-25T04:00:00Z It’s been criticized by education advocates who worry that too many districts in poor areas will flunk, stigmatizing students. Texas’ 1st school accountability grades feature few ‘Fs’ 2018-08-15T04:00:00Z Busch was set to start second but his No. 18 Toyota was one of 13 cars dumped to back of the pack for flunking post-qualifying inspection. Kyle Busch wins 6th race of the season at Pocono 2018-07-29T04:00:00Z He flunked a chemistry class, ditched an engineering major in favor of physical education and discovered coaching. Veteran swimming coach Jon Urbanchek is king of the pool deck, where he's everyone's favorite 2018-07-28T04:00:00Z “Boris having flunked one resignation already, if he’d flunked another one he would have been seen as cowardly,” the friend said. Theresa May to chair new-look cabinet after Boris Johnson's exit 2018-07-09T04:00:00Z Many of the dogs that the foundation selects from shelters “flunk out” of training, she said. Delta is banning pit bull service dogs. That might not be legal. 2018-06-22T04:00:00Z But the proposed regulations appear to show a more lenient stance toward attendance, making it harder for students to flunk because of excessive absences. D.C. enacts emergency rules that move away from hard-line attendance policy 2018-06-22T04:00:00Z About half flunked a critical eye movement test, and more than two dozen reported dizziness or vertigo. Sonic attack or mass paranoia? New evidence stokes debate over diplomats’ mysterious illness 2018-06-20T04:00:00Z In her senior year, there were times when she was flunking English. Baltimore to MIT: Grad ‘transitions out of survival mode’ 2018-06-09T04:00:00Z The book covers Holden’s last day at Pencey, a fashionable prep school, from which he has flunked out, and the following two days, which he spends in hiding in New York City. Reading “The Catcher in the Rye” in 1951 1951-08-04T04:00:00Z That is because the capital, liquidity and risk management failures that would land a bank on the list are similar to those that lead banks to flunk the stress test, the person said. Deutsche Bank faces another challenge with Fed stress test 2018-06-01T04:00:00Z The effect is something like an absurd and endless syllabus, constantly updating to remind you of ways you might flunk as a moral being. What Do We Mean When We Call Art ‘Necessary’? 2018-05-08T04:00:00Z Mr. Burton, a sophomore, wrote that he was flunking three of his four classes and called himself a “failure with no life prospects.” His College Knew of His Despair. His Parents Didn’t, Until It Was Too Late. 2018-05-12T04:00:00Z Regarding Thomas Wheatley’s April 29 Local Opinions essay, “Maryland flunks a key test on free speech”: Opinion | Congratulations, Maryland, for ‘flunking’ this test 2018-05-04T04:00:00Z In this particular case, boxing's arbitrary anti-doping measures created an environment in which a fighter with tens of millions of dollars at stake was bold or careless enough to flunk a drug test. Boxing wastes marquee weekend to grab a whole lot of attention 2018-05-02T04:00:00Z Mr. Taylor occasionally taught in colleges, but his pedagogic style could be as difficult as his music: He once flunked two-thirds of the students enrolled in his course at the University of Wisconsin. Cecil Taylor, pianist who was ‘the eternal outer curve of the avant-garde,’ dies at 89 2018-04-06T04:00:00Z If judges are taking such momentous decisions, it is partly because the politicians have flunked them, from regulating appeals to political reform. Brazil’s Lula and government by judges 2018-04-05T04:00:00Z But parents, often referred to as “authorized payers” on tuition bills, are not likely to get a similar notification if a child is flunking, or seeking help for distress. His College Knew of His Despair. His Parents Didn’t, Until It Was Too Late. 2018-05-12T04:00:00Z In truth, a number of students flunk that phase of learning: It’s too hard, too demanding, too tricky. Opinion | Togo West left an indelible mark on American history 2018-03-16T04:00:00Z But then a clever flight surgeon/audiologist stuck ear plugs in that emanated the tested sounds and I flunked badly! How the Shape of Your Ears Affects What You Hear 2018-03-06T05:00:00Z And from the Sometimes These Items Just Write Themselves file, a Russian bobsledder who wore a “I Don’t Do Doping” T-shirt at the Winter Olympics flunked a drug test. Yet we still expect the Bears to play each winter 2018-03-02T05:00:00Z In a span of nine days, the Kings have flunked miserably, against the Vancouver Canucks and Nashville Predators, and they know that final exams are right around the corner. Kings have failed their last two playoff tests 2018-02-02T05:00:00Z So at the end of the course, Barnett said, a crushing dilemma confronted him: Should he pass these students even if they hadn’t earned it or flunk them senior year, leaving them without a diploma? Investigation finds D.C. schools fostered a culture of passing students 2018-01-30T05:00:00Z Unfortunately, it’s not the only way that city officials flunked the good-policy test. Editorials from around Oregon 2018-01-24T05:00:00Z Back then, he was a decent student, though he flunked algebra during his high school freshman year, barely managing a D in the subject in summer school. General store changes owners for first time in 30 years 2018-01-22T05:00:00Z Officials who think that simply firing principals and flunking students are the answers do a disservice to public education in the District, to the ongoing efforts to improve it — and to the students. Opinion | Firing principals and flunking students won’t fix D.C.’s graduation problems 2018-01-19T05:00:00Z Once in the Oval Office, Trump continued to struggle with the issue, flunking the basics of nuclear modernization and missile defense, even while threatening to rain “fire and fury” on North Korea. Trump's nuclear-button boasts turn 'juvenile and frightening' 2018-01-03T05:00:00Z According to his grandmother, he flunked second grade over and over and over because he couldn’t read. Man jailed 4 years without trial in Mississippi 2017-12-16T05:00:00Z I flunked out of college and at various points narrowly dodged jail time. Opinion | The Importance of Dumb Mistakes in College 2017-12-09T05:00:00Z It is a lengthy process that culminates in a torturous citizenship test that costs about $65 and is typically flunked by one-third to half of the applicants. So, Meghan Markle, Are You Familiar With the Statute of Rhuddlan? 2017-12-02T05:00:00Z It is a lengthy process that culminates in a punishing citizenship test that costs about $65 and is typically flunked by one-third to one-half of applicants. First test of a royal romance: How well she knows his country 2017-12-02T05:00:00Z Once in the Oval Office, Trump struggled some more, flunking the basics of nuclear modernization and missile defense, even while threatening to rain “fire and fury” on nuclear-armed North Korea. U.S. nuclear commander would balk at any 'illegal' order 2017-11-20T05:00:00Z She may flunk the purity test of the even more left-leaning City Council, but her pragmatism is a necessary counterweight. What Mayor Durkan needs to keep her eyes on 2017-11-11T05:00:00Z That would have caused him to flunk the background checks he passed to legally purchase firearms on two occasions in 2016 and 2017. U.S. Air Force could face liability in Texas shooting: legal experts 2017-11-09T05:00:00Z Graduating from a New Jersey high school in the bottom half of his class, he was about to flunk out of college — until he came upon Tom Wolfe’s “The Right Stuff” in the campus bookstore. Astronauts’ pre-flight peeing ritual and other marvels of space station life 2017-11-03T04:00:00Z The claim that eliminating mandatory arbitration clauses would cause an increase in credit card rates “flunks basic economics,” Cordray said in his own Hill column a few days after Noreika's. Treasury Department sides with Wall Street, against federal consumer watchdog agency on arbitration rule 2017-10-23T04:00:00Z Finally, meet Lulu, the black Labrador retriever and free spirit who bucked expectations and flunked out of the C.I.A.’s explosive detection “puppy class.” John Kelly, George Bush, Quentin Tarantino: Your Thursday Evening Briefing 2017-10-19T04:00:00Z He flunked the first physical with a bum shoulder. In the ruins of Baylor football, its coach remembers the good old days of 2-10 2017-10-12T04:00:00Z That would have caused him to flunk the background checks he passed to legally purchase firearms on two occasions in 2016 and 2017. U.S. Air Force could face liability in Texas shooting: legal experts 2017-11-09T05:00:00Z Why did Lorde — who had the flu and couldn’t sing — choose to soldier on, silently dancing to “Homemade Dynamite” as if she’d recently flunked out of mime college? Remind me again: Why are we watching the VMAs? 2017-08-28T04:00:00Z In his pep talk to the troops, Mattis also said he had “flunked” retirement. Jim Mattis tells US troops America has 'problems', urges them to 'hold the line' 2017-08-27T04:00:00Z Still, his dream of playing hockey at Western Michigan died for two reasons: He suffered an injury, then flunked out of the university. Sportscaster John Saunders’ quiet battle with the demons of depression 2017-08-18T04:00:00Z Hannah, a pioneering jurist who oversees the nation’s first Opiate Crisis Intervention Court in northern New York, is speaking to a man who has flunked out of rehab a second time. 'He's trying to save lives': the ex-addict judge on the frontline of the opiate crisis 2017-08-20T04:00:00Z The agency has seen an increase in applicants and lower rates of people dropping out or flunking the tests, she said. In January, President Trump vowed to hire 5,000 new Border Patrol agents. It never happened 2017-08-18T04:00:00Z Faced with yet another test of presidential leadership, Trump flunked – again. Donald Trump can't stop failing tests of moral leadership 2017-08-14T04:00:00Z “Back in my day, people went to summer school because they’d flunked. I hadn’t failed; I just hadn’t taken the classes.” When a 16-year-old meets an 89-year-old, storytelling helps bridge the age gap 2017-08-12T04:00:00Z He says the game - also called dwyle flunking - was "probably invented by students", while Mr Taylor believes "printers' apprentices back in the 1960s" came up with the pastime. The weird and wonderful world of pub games - BBC News 2017-08-11T04:00:00Z How an engineering professor who “flunked” her way through high school math and science went on to create the world’s most popular MOOC. null 2017-08-04T04:00:00Z In recent years, more than 70% of applicants flunked the lie detector test. In January, President Trump vowed to hire 5,000 new Border Patrol agents. It never happened 2017-08-18T04:00:00Z “I flunked my way through elementary, middle school and high school math and science,” she said. You, Too, Can Rewire Your Brain 2017-08-04T04:00:00Z “Bans on the ability of most citizens to exercise an enumerated right would have to flunk any judicial test.” Appeals court blocks enforcement of District’s strict concealed-carry law 2017-07-25T04:00:00Z Similarly, a linebacker failed world history and Spanish as a freshman, earned D’s in algebra and literature and, as a junior, flunked chemistry. Homeless students drawn to Seattle schools by sports are often cast aside when the season’s over 2017-07-22T04:00:00Z Given a chance to prove just how adept he is as a world-class negotiator and deal-maker, the Republican flunked the test spectaculalry. Trump wonders 'why legislators don't seem to listen to him' 2017-07-18T04:00:00Z A balky knee caused him to flunk a Dodgers physical in the off-season. Fans vote Justin Turner into All-Star game, then Dodgers earn comeback win over Arizona 2017-07-06T04:00:00Z He learned to write at a nearby academy, but flunked as storekeeper. Confederate Monuments and the Forgotten Warning of a Crisis to Come 2017-06-26T04:00:00Z Sonnen’s career suffered a serious road block when he flunked three drug tests in five years that forced him to announce his retirement and cost him a broadcasting job with Fox. Bellator set for PPV splash with biggest card at the Garden 2017-06-23T04:00:00Z But the betting markets have flunked their recent tests. Britain’s election is the latest occasion to bash pollsters 2017-06-15T04:00:00Z Last July it flunked a test by European supervisors of its capital strength. A state bail-out of Monte dei Paschi draws near 2017-06-08T04:00:00Z A bright and accomplished student imagines: If I flunk the next test, then I’ll let everyone down and show what a failure I really am. Opinion | Why the Future Is Always on Your Mind 2017-05-19T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, she flunked her composition course at the New School because she had an out-of-town gig on exam day. Cécile McLorin Salvant’s Timeless Jazz 2017-05-15T04:00:00Z I flunked my way through elementary, middle and... How A Polymath Mastered Math—and So Can You 2017-05-12T04:00:00Z When he eventually flunked out during his senior year in 1968, he joined Haywood in the ABA and followed him to Seattle three years later. The mysterious disappearance of John Brisker, the Sonics legend who never was 2017-05-11T04:00:00Z Stammering and inattentive, Pirsig flunked out of the university at 17, two years after he entered. Robert Pirsig dies at 88; wrote counterculture classic 'Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance' 2017-04-24T04:00:00Z Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg flunked it on the half-hour when he was booked for chopping down Sané in midfield, an offence born of exasperation. Vincent Kompany sets Manchester City on way to win at Southampton 2017-04-15T04:00:00Z Fritz, who was charged with driving under the influence at least a dozen times in his life, said he flunked out of substance abuse programs 16 times before he found stable housing. St. Paul man writes about addiction, homelessness 2017-03-27T04:00:00Z Vinny Gambini flunked his bar exam five times before passing it, which is among the reasons he is admired by Joseph F. Anderson Jr., a federal judge in South Carolina. Atticus Finch, Perry Mason and Michael Clayton Have Nothing on the Legal Profession’s Favorite Attorney: Vinny 2017-03-13T04:00:00Z Stories that flunk the fact check are pushed down in people’s news feeds, and anyone who wants to share the story is warned that it has been disputed. Media groups push back after fake news defined US elections 2017-03-11T05:00:00Z He flunked the tryout and went to work instead for a suburban weekly. There Is No Deep State 2017-03-11T05:00:00Z IHS flunked its way to a spot on the high-risk list after reports from the GAO and others about poor conditions confronting American Indians and Native Alaskans. Perspective | Staffing, budget shortages put Indian Health Service at ‘high risk’ 2017-02-20T05:00:00Z This amounts to a demand that courts flunk Trump’s order under the doctrine of “strict scrutiny” that applies to potentially discriminatory measures in the domestic arena. Opinion | Sorry, Trump’s refugee order is probably legal 2017-02-01T05:00:00Z He tried to return to college courses but flunked. His mother’s murder took away the only family he had known. 2017-01-22T05:00:00Z Tony, as his friends called him, flouted conventions, flunked out of Cambridge and used his London studio for portrait sittings and parties. Antony Armstrong-Jones, Photographer and Earl of Snowdon, Dies at 86 2017-01-13T05:00:00Z He flunked his physical and agreed to a minor league contract. Re-signing Kenley Jansen and Justin Turner redefines Dodgers 2017-01-11T05:00:00Z That’s going to be difficult for schools to accommodate, and the long-term prospects of such a high flunking rate are not particularly good. Mississippi editorial roundup 2017-01-04T05:00:00Z Stories that flunk a fact check will remain on Facebook, but will be flagged as “disputed,” which will push them lower down in people’s news feeds. Facebook takes on fake news 2016-12-15T05:00:00Z Earlier this year, Wells Fargo was the only bank that was flunked for “material errors” in its living-wills submission. U.S. Regulators Sanction Wells Fargo, Declaring ‘Living Will’ Deficiencies 2016-12-14T05:00:00Z But Turner flunked his physical because of an issue with his knee. Dodgers splurge on Kenley Jansen, close in on reunion with Justin Turner 2016-12-12T05:00:00Z He flunked out of college before the end of freshman year, and then flunked out of community college. From the US army to al-Shabaab: the man who wanted to live under sharia law 2016-10-24T04:00:00Z As a policy argument, Friedman’s thesis flunks key empirical tests. A Voter Revolt Against ‘Shareholder Value’ 2016-10-04T04:00:00Z He flunked the test and this was the turning point in the debate. Clinton shows strength over Trump in one of history's most significant debates 2016-09-27T04:00:00Z Wells Fargo was alone in being flunked by regulators. U.S. Regulators Sanction Wells Fargo, Declaring ‘Living Will’ Deficiencies 2016-12-14T05:00:00Z If they flunk an exam, or a professor doesn’t call on them, their fears about whether they belong may well be confirmed. Conquering the Freshman Fear of Failure 2016-08-20T04:00:00Z But the charter flunked due to a switch in state tests last year that caused student scores to slump nearly everywhere in the state. Trump’s School-Choice Fight 2016-09-18T04:00:00Z As for the hassle of returning an unwanted mattress, none of the companies flunked the test. Buying a Mattress Online Was Easy. Now, About the Return. 2016-09-16T04:00:00Z All the while, the TSA's top executives were awarding and enriching themselves: As many as nine top officials were awarded four- and five-figure bonuses, despite the interminable waits and the flunked security audits. 15 Years After 9/11, TSA Is Still Falling Short 2016-09-09T04:00:00Z The aim was to allow students to earn credits for courses they had flunked. Seniors made up for past failures with astonishing speed, even as they also attended regular classes and completed their regular coursework. Crash course in credit recovery yields best-ever graduation rate of 75% for L.A. schools 2016-08-10T04:00:00Z He was offered participation in substance abuse court but flunked out of that as well. Former Twin Cities radio personality sentenced in meth case 2016-08-06T04:00:00Z Then, in his junior year, Weiss flunked out of school entirely. Meet the college dropout who invented the gravitational wave detector 2016-08-04T04:00:00Z Favre's storybook romance with Green Bay almost didn't happen at all, though, because he flunked his physical when he arrived from Atlanta. HOF 2016: Brett Favre headlines 2016 Hall of Fame class 2016-08-01T04:00:00Z Many moderates supporting him reckon he will flunk the vote. Rage against the dying of the light 2016-07-28T04:00:00Z Mr. Lester said last week that he was not worried about flunking in a different swimsuit. Suit Revived for Veteran Lifeguard, 66, Who Refused to Wear a Speedo 2016-07-24T04:00:00Z They then flew to North Carolina for a rally, where Trump called a tongue-tied Corker to the stage — leaving many observers to believe that this was the senator’s audition, and that he flunked it. How Donald Trump Picked His Running Mate 2016-07-20T04:00:00Z As an MIT undergrad, Weiss flunked out, and he later struggled to get tenure there. Meet the college dropout who invented the gravitational wave detector 2016-08-04T04:00:00Z It's difficult to find figures on how many students fail their PhD if they get to the point of submitting a thesis but, anecdotally, scientists say that few flunk it outright. What’s the point of the PhD thesis? 2016-07-05T04:00:00Z And others flunk the protocol test: Pictures showing members of the Northwestern University women’s lacrosse team wearing flip-flops in 2005 led to outraged headlines. Cleveland Cavaliers Join Obama’s To-Do List. He Loves This Part of the Job. 2016-06-26T04:00:00Z All of us flunk something in life, which teaches us how to handle the next challenge. How students find success — through failure — in Advanced Placement classes 2016-06-19T04:00:00Z So last summer legislators flunked the Badger Exam and forced schools to come up with a new test. Excerpts from recent Wisconsin editorials 2016-06-13T04:00:00Z But Weiss’s compulsive storytelling also seems to serve some deeper purpose, as becomes clear in what he calls “this famous story”: how he fell in love and flunked out of college. Meet the college dropout who invented the gravitational wave detector 2016-08-04T04:00:00Z There was one terrifying moment at 15, when he flunked a prefight physical. The Greatest, Over TIME 2016-06-07T04:00:00Z By his account, he went from being an awkward ugly duckling who was flunking out of middle school in Kansas, to a military academy cadet who embraced a love of study. Upheaval Amid ‘Alarming’ Revelations at William Koch’s Florida School 2016-06-01T04:00:00Z In 1968 I was 18 years old, broke, flunking out of school and my girlfriend was pregnant. Gurney. Tiny. Pig Pen. I Remember Them All 2016-05-27T04:00:00Z Los Angeles sports even flunked media studies, and how do you flunk media studies? L.A. sports teams' Class of 2015-16 gets a failing grade 2016-05-14T04:00:00Z Porter, 72, tried to get into the Navy many years back but flunked the physical. WWII Liberty Ship John W. Brown to sail from Baltimore for Norfolk ‘Living History’ visit 2016-05-14T04:00:00Z Your party has potentially given the reins of the Free World to this clown reality show "star." who boasts he's not a politician, but would flunk a test on geography a 5th grader would ace. It’s Donald Trump’s Party Now 2016-05-03T04:00:00Z Frankfurt Airport, one of Europe’s busiest hubs, last year also flunked an inspection, according to an aviation security official. Germany Trails European Peers in Enforcing Air-Safety Rules, Report Says 2016-04-24T04:00:00Z And they were not alone in flunking the questions set by the Victoria Derbyshire programme. Why politicians shouldn't do quizzes - BBC News 2016-04-07T04:00:00Z Los Angeles sports flunked the tough classes, like geometry, the Dodgers choosing the biggest moment of their season to forget the existence of one corner of a diamond. L.A. sports teams' Class of 2015-16 gets a failing grade 2016-05-14T04:00:00Z A nomination contest poses policy and process tests, and he is flunking both. Cruz runs rings around Trump’s bush-league convention prep 2016-04-06T04:00:00Z Throughout my middle and high school years, I flunked more classes than I passed. Apocalyptic upbringing: how I recovered from my terrifying evangelical childhood 2016-04-05T04:00:00Z Flunking one of these courses should be a rare occurrence, and grading on a curve that forces some students to flunk for other students to get an A is unfair. The perils of grading on a curve 2016-03-18T04:00:00Z Conservative columnist George Will called him “a presidential aspirant who would flunk an eighth-grade civics exam.” What Happened Last Time a Political Party Establishment Was Challenged 2016-03-18T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, as the Chancellor was flunking some of his own fiscal tests, this Budget flunked a test that others had set him - to simplify the UK's horribly complex taxation system. Budget 2016: the productivity and prosperity puzzle - BBC News 2016-03-16T04:00:00Z But more clearly, she flunked the question because her position is completely indefensible. Hillary Clinton death-penalty shame: While more states move away from capital punishment, she refuses 2016-03-16T04:00:00Z A state Senate panel on Tuesday took a step in the right direction, significantly modifying a House bill that would flunk Michigan students who can’t read at proficient levels by the end of third grade. A roundup of recent Michigan newspaper editorials 2016-03-14T04:00:00Z Trump is a presidential aspirant who would flunk an eighth-grade civics exam. The albatross of a Trump endorsement 2016-02-28T05:00:00Z Politicians too risk a major backlash at the polls if they send out too much bad news, flunk too many kids or give "F" ratings to too many schools. Common Core’s Surprisingly Deep Roots 2016-02-26T05:00:00Z The Michigan appeals court says she flunked critical rules when informing a local government about a possible tort claim because of the bad road. Procedural mistakes costly for bus driver in injury lawsuit 2016-02-23T05:00:00Z That he was a bad student who flunked math. Was Albert Einstein really a bad student who failed math? 2016-02-11T05:00:00Z Forget that the national media ripped this trade and flunked the Clippers for mortgaging a chunk of their future for a small slice of a championship hope. Clippers are going all in on this season, regardless of what anyone else in NBA thinks 2016-02-18T05:00:00Z Journalists were faulting Clinton for flunking the expectations game by barely defeating a 74-year-old socialist who once trailed distantly. Cut Clinton some slack 2016-02-02T05:00:00Z The water came at a time when Flint announced it had flunked some drinking water standards apart from the lead contamination that has spoiled tap water and caused a crisis. AP News Guide: Latest developments in Flint water crisis 2016-01-29T05:00:00Z In another study, students who flunked an introductory psychology course had by far the highest narcissism scores, and those who made A’s had the lowest. How to Deal With a Narcissist: 5 Secrets Backed by Research 2016-01-26T05:00:00Z December was a test for the ECB and markets—one they both flunked. ECB’s Draghi Sets Up New Test for Markets 2016-01-21T05:00:00Z Researchers concluded that the results of the study show that “culturally relevant” teaching is an important part of the education of students at risk of flunking or dropping out. At-risk students improve when they take a race and ethnicity class – study 2016-01-14T05:00:00Z It handed down poor marks in nearly every subject, flunking the governor on the environment, energy, gun control and transparency. Two New Jersey newspapers denounce Chris Christie's 'abysmal' performance 2016-01-02T05:00:00Z But what about the risk of flunking the stress test? A Surprising Source of Dividend Safety 2015-12-27T05:00:00Z Then he opened his mouth and sounded like a graduate student badly flunking foreign affairs who had stayed up all night cramming for an exam. CHARLES HURT: CNN turns GOP debate into aggravating, irrelevant snoozefest — as planned 2015-12-15T05:00:00Z “They are flunking the test that Michael Dukakis flunked in 1988, which is if you can’t defend yourself, how are you going to defend the rest of the country?” he said. Donald Trump seen as most reliable on terror among GOP candidates 2015-12-06T05:00:00Z Meanwhile, Kurt was about to flunk out of Cornell when he quit and joined the Army. How H.G. Wells missed writing a book that became a Vonnegut classic 2015-12-03T05:00:00Z Arkansas, Texas, Nevada, Mississippi and Missouri all flunked, earning an "F" on the report card. Is Your State Ready for Climate Change? 2015-11-18T05:00:00Z An assistant to Saint-Pierre’s director, who declined to give her name, said he had apparently flunked out. An ISIS Militant From Belgium Whose Own Family Wanted Him Dead 2015-11-17T05:00:00Z The debt limit is “flunking a cost-benefit test at this point,” said former Congressional Budget Office director Douglas Holtz-Eakin, an economist who runs a center-right think tank and has advised many Republicans. After Debt-Ceiling Deal, a Sense of Futility Grows in Congress 2015-10-30T04:00:00Z In 2013 he unveiled plans to create national ratings and to withhold public funds from institutions that flunked. Where’s best? 2015-10-29T04:00:00Z Struggling to balance schoolwork with a staff job on Capitol Hill, the second-year Howard University law student wanted to drop a property-law class he was certain he’d flunk. How a law school dean and his student became political partners and peers 2015-10-20T04:00:00Z Austria, Belgium, Ireland and Luxembourg are also predicted to flunk the 2020 emissions target. Europe's greenhouse gas emissions fall to record low 2015-10-20T04:00:00Z “I flunked one course - and that was marriage.” Memoirs by seniors offer lessons worth sharing 2015-10-04T04:00:00Z He flunked out of the Army in less than five weeks, had few if any friends and still lived with his mom at age 26. Online and off, a mystifying portrait of the Oregon college gunman emerges 2015-10-02T04:00:00Z But this was their first big test of the season, and they flunked it pretty big, and the 2015 season now officially begins not in a waltz, but a trudge. Defense flails and Trojans go from waltz to trudge in loss to Cardinal 2015-09-19T04:00:00Z The Egyptian Ministry of Education investigated and subjected Malak to five handwriting tests, afterwards concluding that the flunking exam papers were indeed hers. The star pupil who scored zero in all her exams - BBC News 2015-09-05T04:00:00Z An instructor flunked him in training and predicted he would never fly. Frank E. Petersen, First Black General in Marines, Dies at 83 2015-08-26T04:00:00Z But he proved a feckless cadet—the superintendent, Robert E. Lee, liked but despaired of him—and he flunked out in his third year. Why Is “Whistler’s Mother” So Iconic? 2015-08-31T04:00:00Z In November 2008, Harper-Mercer enlisted in the Army, but flunked basic training and was discharged the next month “for failing to meet the minimum administrative standards,” according to Army records. Online and off, a mystifying portrait of the Oregon college gunman emerges 2015-10-02T04:00:00Z The first spiders the team tried, however, flunked. Flying Spiders Found—and They Can Steer in Mid-Air 2015-08-18T04:00:00Z “I thought he was the best player in the 1991 draft bar none and it turned out he was,” said Wolf, who actually had to ignore Favre’s flunked physical. Ron Wolf, architect of Packers revival, headed to Hall 2015-08-04T04:00:00Z He said he spent the next three years flunking school and getting into trouble. Builder working to recover from abuse 2015-07-25T04:00:00Z So far this year has been free of the kind of mishaps that plagued the company in 2014, which included flunking the Fed’s stress test and the discovery of fraud in its Mexico operations. Citi May Finally Slip Its Cuffs 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z However, this portfolio flunked in the risk category. Portfolio Analysis: a Hyper-Aggressive $1.29 Million Portfolio With Holes 2015-07-14T04:00:00Z As a result, she "basically flunked my way through elementary, middle and high school math and science." Captain America, Procrastination and Engaging Kids in STEM 2015-07-08T04:00:00Z Far better to get straight back up and go again, even if it feels like cycling home after flunking your driving test. England can find joy and meaning in the third place playoff. Others have 2015-07-04T04:00:00Z Nearly two-thirds of funeral directors flunked the test. Aspiring actor buries bodies between movie gigs 2015-07-01T04:00:00Z I felt like I was going to flunk kindergarten, but somehow survived. Tae Hea Nahm of Storm Ventures: A Believer and a Skeptic in One 2015-06-26T04:00:00Z Although tax efficiency was their strongest grading category, their portfolio flunked in three other key categories: cost, risk and performance. Portfolio Analysis: a $1.31 Million Portfolio That Flunks on Cost and Risk 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z Today England wakes up with a familiar feeling in the aftermath of an international tournament flunk – a knockout cocktail of frustration, confusion, disappointment and blame. An Englishman abroad in football remains a peculiar and uneasy export | Amy Lawrence 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z However, the failing grade was given by more than 22 percent of doctors in Medicus’ analysis last year and even more physicians flunked the legislation two years ago. In ACA's Fifth Year, Doctors Warm To Obamacare 2015-06-24T04:00:00Z If they skipped appointments or flunked a drug test, however, they could be given jail sentences that were much longer than the initial sentences they would have received in other courts. The simple idea that could transform US criminal justice | Tina Rosenberg 2015-06-23T04:00:00Z He has flunked out of college, had a lot of trouble, got mixed up in some bad elements, and is definitely the problem child. Man runs for his life in trailer for AMC's Fear the Walking Dead 2015-06-20T04:00:00Z A few stalls along, I find Nasa showcasing its Valkyrie robot, which flunked out of an earlier round of the challenge. "How not to build the Terminator" - two disturbing days at the 'world cup' for robots 2015-06-14T04:00:00Z After flunking the audition to perform at the legendary Comedy Store on the Sunset Strip, he was hired instead as the doorman and given digs in an apartment behind the club. How comedian Marc Maron got legions of fans wondering WTF 2015-06-08T04:00:00Z The court said it also flunked the “external consistency” test because it exposed residents to the risk of double taxation. Maryland Must Give Credit For Out-Of-State Income Taxes, Supreme Court Rules 2015-05-18T04:00:00Z He even flunks the cracking of an egg. Ethan Hawke, Drone Pilot 2015-05-11T04:00:00Z But in school, those who don’t like the show still get flunking grades. We’re boring our kids in school: This easy reform will actually help them learn 2015-05-12T04:00:00Z But many have been flunking the test, and an initiative funded by the conservative Koch brothers is offering free tutorials along with conservative political evangelism. Can Hillary Clinton win over Latino voters? 2015-05-04T04:00:00Z He’s had those days in the classroom where he’s flunked, Beck said, so he’s not afraid of those days in rehearsal where everything goes wrong. Former Utah football star Cal Beck reinvents himself again 2015-03-27T04:00:00Z The Fed cleared the other big U.S. banks, but flunked the American arms of two foreign banks. Latest News: Ferguson Police Shooting, Secret Service Crash, Girl Scouts’ Birthday 2015-03-12T04:00:00Z By that definition, I and millions of Americans like me across the age spectrum would flunk, leaving “most of us unhealthy most of the time,” as Richard Smith noted in theBMJ blog in 2008. Healthy in a Falling Apart Sort of Way 2015-03-02T05:00:00Z “He is assured of a full house and a long run. Those students who don’t like the show get flunking grades.” We’re boring our kids in school: This easy reform will actually help them learn 2015-05-12T04:00:00Z But the government is on course to flunk a key target to balance the budget by 2020. Just do it 2015-02-26T05:00:00Z I flunked the test for the typing pool. Confessions of a Comma Queen 2015-02-16T05:00:00Z During debate, Democrats repeatedly referred to the bill as flunking third graders. New Mexico House approves bill ending social promotion 2015-02-11T05:00:00Z And that means approving the pipeline would result in far more greenhouse gases escaping into the atmosphere, thereby causing the project to flunk Obama’s so-called climate test. EPA: Keystone XL Pipeline Will Impact Global Warming 2015-02-03T05:00:00Z As a young man, I wanted to be a Navy fighter pilot, but I flunked the color part of the vision test. A Focus on Fitness, and a Passion for the Packers 2015-01-31T05:00:00Z The Legislature mandated that all third graders must read at a basic level by this year or be flunked. Miss. plans $1.47 million in reading grants for 34 schools 2015-01-15T05:00:00Z For most of the afternoon, Wilson flunked those tests, but — unlike Luck — he was fortunate to have a defense that kept the game close. Russell Wilson Has Distinguished Himself From Andrew Luck and Robert Griffin III 2015-01-19T05:00:00Z The George W. Bush administration, with the strategist Karl Rove, flunked that test when, after winning re-election, it made Social Security reform the top priority and tried to rally public support. A Villain in 'Selma,' but Not in Real Life 2015-01-18T05:00:00Z “I flunked math, so I won’t get into that,” he said. George Washington holds off Saint Louis, 75-72 2015-01-06T05:00:00Z The United States has diplomatic and commercial relations with many regimes that are realities even though they flunk our legitimacy test. George Will: Cuba Derangement Syndrome strikes again 2014-12-24T05:00:00Z Those states flunked for their inability to provide clear, objective, publicly available information on physician quality. Feds, Private Sector Finally Get Serious About Medical Errors 2014-12-24T05:00:00Z While almost no would-be teachers flunked the state’s old certification tests, the pass rates on the four new exams range from 82% down to 68% - meaning thousands of ed-school grads didn’t make the cut. A sampling of editorials from around New York 2014-12-03T05:00:00Z If your copy was filled with typos or misspellings, you flunked the assignment. Journalism professor's lessons live on 2014-11-26T05:00:00Z "Ultimately, we believe that the Keystone pipeline would significantly exacerbate climate pollution, and therefore would flunk his test for approval," said Dan Weiss, senior vice president for campaigns at the League of Conservation Voters. Could Obama cut deal on Keystone pipeline? Don't rule it out 2014-11-19T05:00:00Z All that’s true of this week’s midterm election, too—but it was still a test, and the Democratic Party flunked. The Democrats Flunk Their Midterms 2014-11-07T05:00:00Z Of 130 big European banks, 25 flunked tests of financial strength — and nine of those were Italian. Banks test hits Italian, some German banks 2014-10-27T04:00:00Z The European Central Bank flunked only 13 of 130 big banks — four of them Italian — in a test of their ability to withstand a financial crisis. Latest News: Ebola, Brazil, Ukraine 2014-10-27T04:00:00Z If you missed any deadline, you flunked the project. Journalism professor's lessons live on 2014-11-26T05:00:00Z Uber flunked the Better Business Bureau test — and the New York Times said it was in part because of the company’s controversial surge pricing. Uber's 'F' Rating At Better Business Bureau Isn't For Surge Pricing -- Just For Unresponsiveness 2014-10-14T04:00:00Z He had flunked out of Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute and was working as a machinist when he was drafted into the Army in 1943. David Greenglass dies at 92; '40s A-bomb spy who betrayed his sister 2014-10-14T04:00:00Z He attended Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute, but flunked out. David Greenglass, Spy Who Helped Seal the Rosenbergs’ Doom, Dies at 92 2014-10-14T04:00:00Z An applicant whose stated income exceeds that of peers flunks the veracity test. ZestFinance issues small, high-rate loans, uses big data to weed out deadbeats He once flunked me in beginning photography, a required course. Journalism professor's lessons live on 2014-11-26T05:00:00Z Larry Underwood had been an Army medic but flunked the test the first time, he said, laughing. Pittsburgh ambulance cited as national model 2014-09-26T04:00:00Z The court also held that the law flunked the Central Hudson test’s requirement that speech restrictions be no more extensive than necessary. Second Circuit Overturns Law That Compelled Businesses To Advertise Their Competitors' Services 2014-09-23T04:00:00Z He titled his report of the press conference, “Immaculate Deflection,” in which he wrote, “The commissioner of America’s most lucrative TV spectacle flunked the medium and the message.” Roger Goodell's Credibility 2014-09-22T04:00:00Z The newspaper says the student was reportedly angry that he lost his fall athletic eligibility after flunking Anderson’s class. Portland teacher punched; former player expelled 2014-09-16T04:00:00Z It’s as if Johnson isn’t just struggling with current events; he’s also flunking listening comprehension. Ron Johnson flunks listening comprehension 2014-09-12T04:00:00Z No amount of fair-minded early-season optimism can wallpaper over the fact that Washington flunked in every phase, except for its admirable running game. Are Redskins, Robert Griffin III kidding themselves? Barbara Oakley flunked her way through high school math and science courses and didn’t start studying the subjects seriously until her mid-20s. How to Excel in STEM, Math and Science 2014-09-05T04:00:00Z Tellingly, however a woman arrives at childlessness, she becomes a "subwoman", because she's rendered herself subhuman – having flunked the most important test of her biological destiny. Haven't had a baby? That's you written off, then 2014-08-30T04:00:00Z I wrote recently that politicians with a weakness for plagiarism feel blissfully unbound by the ethics rules that would flunk a college freshman or put a blogger out of work. Deliberating Bodies: Sexism and Congress 2014-08-29T04:00:00Z He flunked in nearly every category that mattered. Portfolio Analysis: A $95,000 Investment Account Gets Political 2014-08-27T04:00:00Z They had two shots at the Champions League and they flunked them, having been reinstated to the competition following third qualifying round opponents Legia Warsaw fielding of an ineligible player. Celtic pay penalty for downsizing 2014-08-27T04:00:00Z The tiny Fit, redesigned for the 2015 model year, initially flunked the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's small overlap test, earning just a "Marginal" rating. Honda bolsters Fit to boost crash resistance 2014-08-21T04:00:00Z “I started flunking all my classes at college.” King of Comedy: Newsweek's 1986 Profile of Robin Williams Last year, an assistant professor of English at Brown University lost her tenure-track job after she was found to have included unattributed passages in her book; undergraduates could flunk a course, or worse. Why Politicians Plagiarize So Often 2014-07-29T04:00:00Z However, on these two issues, the Galaxy Note 3, with its 5.7-inch screen, flunked both tests. Questions About a 5.5-inch iPhone 2014-07-28T04:00:00Z The new Fairfield County Jail will cost at least $30 million and will replace three old and overcrowded buildings that often flunk state inspections. Soil tests could settle location for new Ohio jail 2014-07-07T04:00:00Z Perry, for his part, just flunked his leadership test. WTF, Rick Perry? Homosexuality is Like Alcoholism? 2014-06-12T04:00:00Z The previously unreported misstep was the reason the 341st Missile Wing flunked a broader safety and security inspection. AP Exclusive: Botched nuclear silo drill revealed 2014-05-22T04:00:00Z Operated under the jurisdiction of the California Medical Board, the diversion program was audited five times over its quarter-century life — from 1981 to 2008 — and flunked every time. Bill about doctors' substance abuse would compromise patient safety 2014-05-17T04:00:00Z Packed off to the New Mexico Military Institute in Roswell, he graduated after four years but soon flunked out of Southern Methodist University. Clyde Snow, Forensic Detective Who Found Clues in Bones, Dies at 86 2014-05-16T04:00:00Z He flunked his college entrance exam twice and didn’t begin using the Internet until 1995. Meet the Visionary Behind the World’s Largest IPO 2014-05-08T14:51:32Z Each season, the worst-performing teams get flunked down to a lesser league, whose champions ascend, and so on down the chain, between second, third, and fourth leagues. Germany’s Crushing Inequality Works on the Soccer Field 2014-05-02T04:01:39Z Fewer average students are allowed to stretch themselves in an AP course, despite research suggesting that even students who flunk AP exams do better in college because of the experience. Why can’t his daughter take AP calculus? 2014-04-13T20:08:37Z |
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