malfunction
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"Showing that the process of protein production loses fidelity with aging provides a kind of underlying rationale for why all these other processes start to malfunction with age," said Frydman.
From Science Daily • May 29, 2026
Organisers of Vivid Sydney, an annual three-week festival that features large light installations, said the malfunction on Monday evening, local time, was due to "unforeseen technical difficulties" and has cancelled two upcoming shows.
From BBC • May 26, 2026
Several studies have found high levels of dehydration, heat stress and even signs of kidney malfunction among these communities.
From Barron's • May 10, 2026
Like James Gandolfini in “Loop,” or Daniel Kaluuya in “Get Out,” or Eddie Albert in “Green Acres,” Mr. Bonneville is playing the only bona-fide sane adult in a crowd beset by mental malfunction, i.e, agendas.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026
Luckily he bought our excuse about a water bubbler malfunction.
From "P.S. I Miss You" by Jen Petro-Roy
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