defect

Example Sentences

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It can also cause birth defects and isn’t approved for women.

From MarketWatch

“You have an adequate understanding of the connection between the past defects and choices that you made that led to criminality and ultimately to the commitment offense,” a commissioner said to Funston.

From Los Angeles Times

There’s an understanding among the leagues that given Fanatics ships around 100-million items per year, an error or defect rate of just 1% would result in hundreds of thousands of upset customers.

From Los Angeles Times

The materials used to build them often contain tiny defects that scientists still do not fully understand.

From Science Daily

A Reform UK councillor in Leicestershire has defected to a new party recently launched by MP Rupert Lowe.

From BBC