defective
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The implication was that Omar’s criticism of the country was itself evidence of a defective character.
From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2026
The scientists also explored whether their approach could help treat conditions involving defective immune defenses.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026
But for all his talents, he will be remembered as a man affected by a defective moral compass, whose public humiliation was entirely self-inflicted.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
Justices across the ideological spectrum noted that state-based lawsuits are routinely used to target other conduct with widespread effects, such as the marketing of tobacco, the manufacture of asbestos or the production of defective automobiles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
This depended on their confidence in the reliability of measurements taken decades apart; others were quick to dismiss such findings as the result of defective technique.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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