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plural misfires
An act of misfiring. examples
(figurative) A failure. quotations examples
Amazon’s misfires with Alexa may have led Google astray, said a former manager who worked on Google Assistant.
2023 March 15, Brian X. Chen, Nico Grant, Karen Weise, “How Siri, Alexa and Google Assistant Lost the A.I. Race”, in The New York Times
third-person singular simple present misfires, present participle misfiring, simple past and past participle misfired
(firearms) To fail to discharge properly. examples
(of an engine) To fail to ignite in the proper sequence. examples
(by extension) To fail to achieve the anticipated result. examples