defect
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Emily Bowen and Mathew Mariani felt their worries were "palmed off" but it turned out baby Esme had a serious heart defect that needed surgery.
From BBC • May 23, 2026
“It takes so much to litigate a construction defect, you spend more than you do to build a house,” Scherer said.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026
Becerra proposes to require cities and counties to approve or deny building permits within 90 days, loosening certain regulations for infill projects and reforming construction defect laws to encourage more construction of entry-level condos.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
Regulators on Wednesday officially classified this as a Class I Recall, with 476 serious injuries potentially linked to the defect.
From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026
In such individuals, the original cause of the defect must have occurred in the generation preceding its appearance.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
Vocabulary lists containing defect
Tuesdays with Morrie
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The Glass Menagerie
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Thomas Jefferson's First Inaugural Address (1801)
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