The phrase "a trail of failed" is not correct as it is incomplete and lacks context.
It could be used in a context where one is describing the aftermath of unsuccessful attempts or outcomes.
Example: "The project left behind a trail of failed initiatives that we need to address."
Alternatives: "a series of failures" or "a path of unsuccessful attempts".
"I've spent my career in the private sector creating jobs," she said, characterizing Mr. Brown's 40-year political career as "a trail of failed experiments, big-government spending and higher taxes".
As for the 49-year-old Bosch, he has left a trail of failed businesses, lawsuits, broken marriages and unpaid child support, according to the Miami New Times article.
Over the past 15 years, the creators of British cinema have resembled nothing so much as a bunch of frustrated alchemists; leaving a trail of failed potions and misconceived prototypes in their wake.
Wall Street denizens like the banking investor J. Christopher Flowers have declared that the fintech frenzy is simply that: hype that defies common sense and will leave a trail of failed companies in its wake.
"I will be the greatest jobs president God has ever created," Trump has promised, against all evidence to the contrary: four bankruptcies, a trail of failed business ventures (a university called a "fraud", an airline run into the ground, a steak company that "sold almost no steaks", according to business partner Jerry Levin), and a pile of unpaid bills, including to his own employees.
There is a trail of failed attempts at getting this right.
Authenticity requires transparency, which is pretty easy for most of us when things are going well, but throw in a wrench or two, such as middle age, kids, and a long trail of failed relationships, and for many of us, all transparency flies out the window.
However, this seemingly obvious path to a quicker China entry poses many other challenges, and one look at the trail of failed market entries by other leading Western Internet companies certainly paints an unfavorable picture.
The "I Luh Ya Papi" singer addressed her trail of failed romances in the April issue of InStyle.
The trail of failed prototypes notwithstanding, Johnson & Johnson is on track to meet its end-of-year deadline, Salerno says.
"Over decades as a Washington insider, Clinton has left a trail of secrecy, scandal, and failed policies that can't be erased from voters' minds," said Reince Priebus, the party's chairman.
