malfunction
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In March 2020, as global markets seized and the Treasury market began to malfunction, Powell and colleagues rushed out unprecedented emergency programs.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
However there are concerns about how incognito mode could hide AI malfunction or abuse.
From BBC • May 13, 2026
Jet fuel is a complex product because of its transportation, segregation and storage requirements, and the dire consequences of a potential airplane-engine malfunction.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 28, 2026
And unlike classical bits, qubits are particularly sensitive to changes in their environment—anything from heat to electromagnetic interference—that can throw their fragile quantum states into disarray and cause a computer to malfunction.
From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026
At the time, it was believed that computer systems would malfunction when internal program systems reset to the year 00.
From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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