defect
Example Sentences
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An automaker notifies owners that their vehicle contains a defect and needs to be repaired.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 9, 2026
Jolie’s mother had breast cancer and died of ovarian cancer, and her aunt, who had the same BRCA1 gene defect as Jolie, died of breast cancer three months after Jolie’s operation.
From Salon • Jun. 29, 2026
The approach relies on a diamond containing a microscopic magnetic defect formed by a nitrogen atom and a missing neighboring carbon atom.
From Science Daily • Jun. 23, 2026
The defect was traced back to supplier production quality and Boeing’s inability to catch it.
From Barron's • May 28, 2026
Including my sister Doreena who never lifted a royal finger growing up because she had the heart defect that we later found out was a fly on the X-ray machine.
From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
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Thomas Jefferson's First Inaugural Address (1801)
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