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fault

[fawlt] / fɔlt /




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This spring, fault lines are deepening just as the court enters its home stretch.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

This is obviously a demonstration of incompetence and it is their fault.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026

However, in the tie-break, Sinner upped his first serves and after squandering the first of two set points, an Alcaraz double fault gave him the initiative in the match.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

But it lies along the San Andreas fault in the usually dry hills between Bakersfield and Santa Maria, far from Interstate 5 or U.S.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

“You’re going to make this my fault? Do you know how many children I’m responsible for, Lou Ann?”

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko




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