fault
Example Sentences
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The work marks an important advance toward fault tolerant quantum computing, where calculations can proceed without being derailed by constant errors.
From Science Daily
"I remember sending him a message saying 'I'm sorry, I don't know what's happening'. Because I felt it was my fault. I didn't want him in trouble, I didn't believe it."
From BBC
When you break up with someone, whether it’s a cleaning person or a friend or a romantic partner, you are not obliged to give them a list of their faults.
From MarketWatch
"It wrecks people's lives at no fault of their own."
From BBC
If something was in the wrong place, it was his own fault, because no one messed with his room but him.
From Literature
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