at fault

Example Sentences

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Yet it didn't take long for the first error to happen, and again the semi-automated technology was at fault.

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026

Employment agencies deny they are at fault for the abuses, blaming the government for lack of enforcement.

From Barron's • Feb. 16, 2026

“It points to a process goal—reduce conflict, restore order, keep people safe—rather than a contested diagnosis of responsibility—who is at fault, which agency acted improperly, whether an action was lawful,” Santoro said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026

Only when Noem was questioned by a conservative reporter on Fox News about the circumstances of Pretti’s death did she suggest error may have been at fault.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 25, 2026

That infuriated them because they felt he had sided with the Greek without knowing who was at fault.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times