fail to identify
Frequency: 7.511.1 per million words
To be unsuccessful in identifying someone or something.
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- Most students failed to identify the quotation.
- The security system failed to identify the unauthorized intruder.
- Investigators failed to identify the cause of the mysterious fire.
- Due to poor lighting, witnesses failed to identify the suspect.
- She failed to identify the rare plant species during her expedition.
- Many voters fail to identify with the policies of the new party.
- The software update inexplicably failed to identify existing user profiles.
- Despite extensive research, scientists failed to identify the origin of the anomaly.
- He would often fail to identify the subtle humor in his friend's jokes.
- If you fail to identify a problem early, it can escalate quickly.