and yet failed vs and failed

Both phrases are correct, but they convey slightly different meanings. 'And yet failed' implies a sense of surprise or contrast, while 'and failed' simply states the failure without any additional emphasis. The choice between them depends on the intended emphasis in the context.

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and yet failed

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to express surprise or contrast.

This phrase is used to emphasize a surprising or contrasting failure in a situation. It adds a sense of unexpectedness to the failure.

Examples:

He studied hard for the exam, and yet failed to pass.
She had all the necessary qualifications, and yet failed to get the job.
The team had a strong lead, and yet failed to win the game.

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We agreed to full transparency, and yet you failed to mention you're planning to challenge Kane next primary.
Also it's clear they knew they were being taped and yet they failed to bring this damning evidence to light.
And yet you failed to notice that he had a son running around loose?
and yet they have failed to produce a shred of prima facie evidence connecting my client to a crime or even that a crime was committed.
This alarming situation is affecting all industrialised countries that have as yet failed to take the necessary steps to deal with pollution.
What I have as yet failed to understand is what is to remain of this amendment if it is included in the overall compromise.
Can the Commission confirm whether any Member States have as of yet failed to implement legislation under the Hens Directive?
I regret to say that all our efforts at those international meetings both at European level and at contact group level have as yet failed to produce stability and an end to the violence in Kosovo.
Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, my voting against the ten accession reports is intended to express my deep concern that the European Union has as yet failed to do as it had promised and enlarge and deepen the EU both at the same time.
The port state controls had failed and the IMO itself had failed.
Login failed, TLS negotiation failed.
Since requiring the two teachers to leave Rizokarpasso within two hours, the authorities have as yet failed to approve the transfer of the two new teachers who, according to instructions from the Education Ministry, should have taken up their duties on 1 September.
Failed husband, failed father, failed career.
I failed my wife, I failed my little girl, and I failed myself.
The floodgates failed, the canal walls failed, the pumps failed.
All attempts to boost voltage have failed.
- Pairs well with failed suicide.
And she failed to impress the authorities.
Ikea tested us, we failed.
Marcus Redman, you failed this city.

Alternatives:

but failed
despite trying, failed
although failed
even though failed
failed nonetheless

and failed

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to simply state a failure without additional emphasis.

This phrase is used to straightforwardly state a failure without any added emphasis or surprise. It is a more neutral way of expressing failure.