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The phrase "a failure to launch" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation where someone is unable to start or initiate a project, task, or phase in their life, often referring to young adults who struggle to become independent.
Example: "After graduating from college, he experienced a failure to launch, remaining at home without a job or clear plans for the future."
Alternatives: "inability to start" or "struggle to begin".
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What we have is a failure to launch.
The Kings, while competitive most nights, suffered from a failure to launch.
And both rich and poor would suffer from a failure to launch a round.
It might look like a failure to launch or an inability to pull the trigger.
The adoption of virtual meetings continues to rise in the U.S. while, in Canada, we've seen a failure to launch.
It was a failure to launch that is common in most architectural careers, where unbuilt schemes outnumber built projects by a large margin.
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That outcome would represent a spectacular failure to launch, even in a summer season full of big-budget misfires such as "The Lone Ranger, White Housese Down," "Pacific Rim" and "After Earth," all of which grossed more than $20 million in their opening weekends.
"If such a trend continues or deepens, the economic crisis may be creating a true 'Failure to Launch' generation".
Their transitions, like their educational experiences, are mired in much deeper and more systemic obstacles than a simple "failure to launch". The book debuted last week with four-part coverage at Inside Higher Ed.
You may think that living at home is an improper failure to launch or that it delays the all-important lesson of learning to be independent.
Still, Newman does not shy away from the larger effects of a child's "failure to launch," independently, into the world.
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a failure to communicate
a failure to tackle
a failure to maintain
a failure to fulfil
a failure to gain
a failure to adjust
a failure to collect
a failure to connect
a failure to provide
a failure to increase
a failure to investigate
a failure to sustain
a failure to protect
a failure to raise
a failure to enforce
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