fault
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In this case, an Old World hantavirus was at fault, not the Andes strain that’s responsible for the outbreak on the cruise ship.
From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026
Spirit had another recent problem that wasn’t its fault: the defective engines on the Airbus planes.
From Slate • May 5, 2026
The last major temblor on the West Tahoe fault, along Lake Tahoe’s western shore, is capable of an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.1 to 7.4.
From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026
She said: "He died as he feared he would - having lost everything, through no fault of his own."
From BBC • May 4, 2026
“That was our fault, mine and Rowdy’s. They thought we were going to hurt them. That’s why they bit us.”
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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The Smashing Lexicon of Tennis
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