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She had routine surgery for craniosynostosis, external, a birth defect affecting the skull, but an abnormal chest X-ray was not flagged.

From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026

After the war, when the princess decides to defect to the West, a river-barge captain nicknamed St. Peter smuggles her past communist guards in a sealed, nearly full water tank.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

When a laser excites a spin defect, the defect can return to its original, lower-energy state through several different processes.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026

Both indictments were later dismissed because of a defect involving the appointment of the prosecutor, although the Justice Department subsequently pursued a new indictment against Comey.

From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2026

They gave her a very thorough navigation briefing beforehand, as the aircraft’s defect meant she couldn’t expect to fly hands-free.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein

The new results indicate that generating fresh defects may be just as important.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026

These earlier observations helped researchers recognize that antibodies blocking IL-10 could produce effects similar to inherited defects involving the same protein or its receptor.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2026

As long as they adhere to price caps, agree to certain labor requirements and fix repairs that arise, they’re protected from lawsuits from buyers concerning defects 10 years after construction of the home.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026

"The new derivation came together after years of work on the optical cycle of spin defects."

From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026

The system by which the Food and Drug Administration establishes maximum permissible limits of contamination, called “tolerances,” has obvious defects.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

As Russian forces advanced elsewhere, Stupnikov’s actions helped hold them back near Vuhledar until he defected to Ukraine in July 2024.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

However, in 2003, he quit the UUP and defected to the DUP.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

Sarah Cooper-Lesadd, one of 34 Reform MSs elected in May's Senedd election, defected to Plaid on Tuesday.

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026

Kendall had been a key backer of Democrat Andrew Jackson in the 1828 election, having defected from Henry Clay’s Whigs.

From Slate ● Sep. 4, 2026

My mother embraced Edward after he defected from Dauntless.

From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth

Despite leaving, Tugay did not follow Ozel, saying he would remain independent, with rumours emerging over the summer that he was considering defecting to AKP -- all of which he denied.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

On Chipotle’s final earnings call of 2025, CEO Scott Boatwright said younger customers weren’t defecting to another chain so much as returning to the grocery store.

From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026

He led Barnet Council from 2019 until 2022 before defecting to Reform in June 2025.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

Some diners have been defecting to competitors like Chick-fil-A, which are known for heavily staffed, attentive service.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

Common sense told him that telling lies and defecting from duty were sins.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller