malfunctioning

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Some have even highlighted that a briefly malfunctioning space toilet cost about $23 million.

From Salon • Apr. 7, 2026

A "closed-loop" water cooling system, which works a bit like a car radiator and does not require regular refills, prevents them from malfunctioning.

From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026

The robot is malfunctioning and in need of a reset.

From BBC • Jan. 22, 2026

The study, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, points to malfunctioning mitochondria as a major contributor to the progressive breakdown of cerebellar neurons known as Purkinje cells.

From Science Daily • Jan. 6, 2026

It was hard to keep his lids up; they kept falling down like malfunctioning shades.

From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby