defective

Example Sentences

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Instead of arguing about what users posted, lawyers for the California plaintiff argued that the platforms themselves are defective products.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 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

“If we’re saying that a platform’s recommendation engine is a defective product, that digital forensic trail, which used to be just evidence of radicalization, could now be evidence of liability.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 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

When a mattress was defective, sometimes one of the employees kept it.

From "The Book of Unknown Americans" by Cristina Henríquez