flaw
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The discovery of the fatal flaw behind non-ductile concrete buildings came during the magnitude 6.6 Sylmar earthquake of 1971.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 25, 2026
He said he was "shocked" by the "flaw in the model" of economic behavior he had long relied on.
From Barron's • Jun. 22, 2026
At the Stanford conference, Fed governor Christopher Waller suggested Goolsbee’s case has a flaw.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026
Also read: This hidden investing flaw is costing you money.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 12, 2026
But there is no need to linger over this fatal flaw.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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