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malfunction

[mal-fuhngk-shuhn] / mælˈfʌŋk ʃən /


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Figure, a startup with a $39 billion valuation, was sued last month by a former engineer who claims a malfunctioning robot had “carved a one-quarter-inch gash into a steel refrigerator door.”

From MarketWatch

Figure, a startup with a $39 billion valuation, was sued last month by a former engineer who claims a malfunctioning robot had “carved a one-quarter-inch gash into a steel refrigerator door.”

From MarketWatch

Swaths of the Permian appear to be on the verge of geological malfunction.

From The Wall Street Journal

Ongoing research is working to untangle how proteins, inflammation, neural signaling, and malfunctioning brain cells contribute to these disorders.

From Science Daily

These molecules push cancer cells into apoptosis -- the body's natural process for safely removing damaged or malfunctioning cells.

From Science Daily