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find fault



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Many of us can find fault with what we see in the mirror - but Charlotte's intense hatred of her appearance began to take over her life in her early teens.

From BBC • Feb. 17, 2026

Unable to find fault with the judicial process, you pin your hopes on “diplomatic discussions.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 17, 2025

The compliance report quotes the whistleblower as saying that “the purpose was to find fault with the track in order to withhold the license”.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 5, 2024

This year, though, the grumblers went silent as Oscar voters delivered an unimpeachable best picture field, a group of 10 movies that only a self-proclaimed Scrooge could find fault with.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2024

I never said any of this to Margaret because she is only too ready to find fault with my mother, but she knows that sometimes there are feelings without reasons.

From "Silent To The Bone" by E.L. Konigsburg