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fallible

[fal-uh-buhl] / ˈfæl ə bəl /


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It is alarming that we live in a moment of widespread ignorance that CPS caseworkers, like all fallible government officials, are bound by the Constitution.

From Slate Jul. 7, 2026

Stick shifts are also slower than their auto-shifted counterparts from 0-60 mph—due to the fleshy, fallible widgets sitting in the driver’s seat.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 6, 2026

So long as human bodies are fallible to disease, we will need labs studying viruses, bacteria, fungi and parasites to see which ones could cause major problems.

From Salon Feb. 28, 2026

There is perhaps no harm in title-challenging sides who are on long winning runs being reminded that they are fallible.

From BBC Nov. 8, 2025

It is to stain their nobility, to make them vulnerable, fallible, breakable humans.

From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates




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