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defective

[dih-fek-tiv] / dɪˈfɛk tɪv /


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The sixth, defective core was disabled, leaving a still good chip and allowing them to be used in the MacBook Neo.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

Judges at a district court in Hanover ruled in his favour, and said the family of four were entitled to a larger refund on their package holiday as it had been "defective".

From BBC • May 6, 2026

In her vision, Warhol’s Factory is a literal assembly line, where actors and artists come to be molded and assembled into products, only to be cast out when they’re deemed defective.

From Salon • Apr. 29, 2026

It does not, on its face, shield these corporations from suit as the creators of a defective product that negligently serves users this speech in harmful ways.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

There were whispers about a defective robot on the loose.

From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown




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