fault
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"It's always somebody else's fault: it's either the local authorities' fault or the scandalous profiteering residential sector; nobody will seem to accept responsibility", he says.
From BBC • May 20, 2026
Studying the fault system is challenging because most of the faults are hidden underground and cannot be directly observed at the surface.
From Science Daily • May 19, 2026
It’s filmmaker Kantemir Balagov’s fault more than theirs.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
Women often do not immediately report allegations of rape and sexual assault, she said, "because of the sense of shame that you have, that somehow it's your fault".
From BBC • May 18, 2026
‘It’s not your fault, Mila,’ William says, but she ignores him and carries on.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
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