defect
Example Sentences
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As a result, better ideas never see the light of day; product defects are covered up; unethical practices continue unchecked; deals are thwarted.
Suddenly, Golding had to do more than scramble to hire new staff, keep recruits from defecting, and convince players not to transfer to other schools.
Electron microscopy revealed additional, subtle defects at the ventricular surface.
From Science Daily
A California jury in 2023 found there wasn’t a manufacturing defect in the advanced driver-assistance system of a Tesla that veered off an interstate and hit a tree outside Los Angeles in 2019.
Five councillors at a north London council have defected from the Labour Party and joined the Greens.
From BBC
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