malfunction

When these structures malfunction, they can contribute to several diseases, many of them rare.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026

After a delay for a PitchCom malfunction, Skubal gave up a leadoff double to Detroit’s Gleyber Torres on a fastball down the middle.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026

We’ve had water treatment failures, chemical imbalances brought on by malfunction, E. coli contamination, and the people of Flint, Michigan, of course, appreciate the criticality of clean water better than anyone in the country.

From Slate ● Aug. 19, 2026

Not only that, the cartographic malfunction included completely unrecognisable shapes of the six misidentified countries.

From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026

“Just because of a computer malfunction? Fine. It’s not my problem.”

From "Among the Hidden" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

He’s looking for any malfunctions or damage from birds who like to peck at equipment.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026

In a tongue-in-cheek post to Instagram, Glass Animals - best known for their 2020 sleeper-hit Heat Waves - claimed culpability for the lunar lavatory malfunctions.

From BBC ● Apr. 10, 2026

Those recorded cues act as a fail-safe against technical malfunctions during the broadcast, though the orchestra aims to play everything live.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 13, 2026

Strong solar storms however bring more than just stunning light displays -- they can also disrupt communication systems and cause satellite malfunctions and power grid overloads.

From Barron's ● Nov. 13, 2025

On one wall, flashers and safety overrides blinked to indicate that there were electric malfunctions and topside failures, probably from having the conning deck go under.

From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi

The US military said one of its underwater drones "malfunctioned" and was not carrying any sensitive data.

From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026

German officials said Berlin had calibrated its response to the Leipzig incident in part to reflect the fact that the drones had malfunctioned and caused no damage or victims.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

The chunky metal box malfunctioned, initially leaving more than 100,000 people without power.

From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026

The vehicle had coasted through space but was not in exactly the correct orbit after one of its engines malfunctioned during an initial burn.

From Barron's ● May 22, 2026

During the first orbit, the automatic control system malfunctioned.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson

The achievement could eventually help researchers develop new approaches to treating diseases caused by malfunctioning mitochondria.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026

The story, as it were, centers on a woman named Lisa Blupey, portrayed by stage veteran Jessica Vosk, who runs a small business selling socks but is drowning in financial statements and malfunctioning A.I.-powered platforms.

From Slate ● Oct. 1, 2026

A manager suggested her equipment might be malfunctioning or needed to be recalibrated, cleaned or swapped out, but she insisted on filing a report, Dixon said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

It started appearing in my parents’ pantry in Costco two-packs, usually beside gigantic cases of bottled water, enough paper towels to absorb a malfunctioning sprinkler system and gallon-sized jugs of olive oil.

From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2026

That, as we will soon learn, is the ultimate disease of malfunctioning genes—cancer.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee