faulty
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Faulty wiring, say, or an unattended pot left on the stove.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 8, 2025
Faulty glucose metabolism also negatively affects brain physiology and is at the root of multiple medical conditions including diabetes and heart disease.
From Science Daily • Sep. 21, 2023
Faulty concrete prone to collapse is likely to have been used in some schools and other buildings in Wales, an expert claims.
From BBC • Sep. 1, 2023
Faulty muscle proteins and mitochondria, along with some other changes with age, have been linked to the impairment of the connection between muscles and the nervous system, called the neuromuscular junction.
From Scientific American • Jul. 2, 2023
“Elmtree, for repair. Faulty tailplane handwheel. It’s flyable, but you have to hold the control column right forward.”
From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein
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