defect
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"Defect always implies that there is some unwanted thing in a system, but that is not really true in our case," said Prof. Uwe Gerstmann, a University of Paderborn professor and collaborator on the project.
From Science Daily • Feb. 27, 2024
“It is an anatomically and functionally significant Congenital Heart Defect which can and will be treated,” the statement said.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 25, 2023
“When the Sudden Unintended Braking Defect Occurs, they turn what is supposed to be a safety feature into a frightening and dangerous nightmare.”
From The Verge • Aug. 30, 2022
Sarah Scoles is a freelance science journalist based in Denver, and the author of the books "Making Contact," "They Are Already Here," and the forthcoming "Mass Defect."
From Salon • Oct. 9, 2021
Defect in one direction is made up by excess in another.
From Roman Mosaics Or, Studies in Rome and Its Neighbourhood by Macmillan, Hugh
Vocabulary lists containing defect
Tuesdays with Morrie
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The Glass Menagerie
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Thomas Jefferson's First Inaugural Address (1801)
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