defective

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Most alarmingly, courts have wielded the statute to crush lawsuits that accuse social media companies of negligently providing a defective product.

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. 19, 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

“It sounds to me like there was something defective with the weapon,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026

Amaranta felt so uncomfortable with her defective diction and her habit of using euphemisms to designate everything that she would always speak gibberish in front of her.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez