defect
Example Sentences
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Reactivating this gene after birth could help bypass defects in the adult globin gene that cause Sickle Cell diseases.
From Science Daily
The two men, held captive by Kyiv since January 2025 after sustaining injuries on the battlefield, have expressed a desire to defect to the South.
From Barron's
Five Labour councillors in Brent in north London defected to the Green Party a couple of weeks ago.
From BBC
Raised in Uganda by a British mother and father who were both physicians, he was a Conservative member of Parliament until he defected to the United Kingdom Independence Party.
“I would actually argue that awareness of this has encouraged people to defect and basically become more convinced that stocks can go to unlimited levels,” Green, the chief strategist at Simplify Asset Management, said.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
