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Discover LudwigThe phrase "failed to open" is correct and can be used in written English.
You can use this phrase when something is unable to be accessed or opened. Example sentence: The lock on the door failed to open, so we had to find another way inside.
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In contrast to wild-type channels, homT294M channels failed to open in response to either azide or the KATP channel opener diazoxide (Fig 2D).
Since 2000, only one wide-release Washington-led film failed to open with more than $20 million ("Deja Vu," which hit $16 million on opening weekend).
when a parachute failed to open.
Then my parachute failed to open properly.
But critics say bottom-up efforts have failed to open up political space in Arab countries.
When the store failed to open on that Tuesday, however, neighbors knew something was wrong.
Why this rocket had failed to open in flight and dispense its bomblets was not clear.
Galileo's main antenna, folded up like a giant umbrella, failed to open properly after launch.
Its main antenna, folded up like a giant umbrella, failed to open properly after launch.
Other polling stations failed to open when judges did not show up.
They fired several times at one lock but failed to open it.
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