as in defeat
a falling short of one's goals
a youthful drug addict who's headed for a lifetime of nonachievement
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Where some purists see an arbitrary nonachievement, others see a fun and worthy goal.
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Jon Gluck, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2017
Jon Gluck, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2017
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