malfunction

Example Sentences

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Ukraine's power grid experienced mass outages for several hours on Saturday after a "technical malfunction" caused electrical lines between Moldova, Romania and Ukraine to fail, Ukraine's energy minister said.

From Barron's

Ukraine and Moldova experienced mass power outages on Saturday after a "technical malfunction" caused electrical lines between the two countries and Romania to fail, according to officials.

From Barron's

He laughed, and we were off, trading theater jokes, wardrobe malfunction stories and references Thom couldn’t follow.

From Los Angeles Times

Although there have been some stories about cars malfunctioning and leaving passengers trapped inside.

From BBC

In noncompliance records from 2023 reviewed by The Times, Manning Beef was accused of multiple instances of a leaky ceiling, separate instances of live insects on the kill floor, unsanitary conditions and operational malfunctions.

From Los Angeles Times