defective

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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

However, this case argues that the firms are responsible for defective products with business models designed to hold people's attention and to promote content that can harm their mental health.

From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026

But do feel free to give the company a reasonable suggestion of what you consider proper restitution — say, a full replacement for a defective product.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 10, 2026

In excerpted quotes from Schwank’s prepared testimony shared with The Times, he calls the training program “deficient, defective and broken.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2026

The chariot whirred into motion, but the right wheel stayed in place, so Triptolemus. spun in circles, the chariot beating its wings and bouncing up and down like a defective merry-go-round.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan