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fallible

[fal-uh-buhl] / ˈfæl ə bəl /


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Her singing, fallible yet strong, underscores the music’s essential humanity, and the shape of each verse is as unique as the grain of a given piece of wood.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 23, 2026

Clemency used to be a consistent failsafe for an often fallible system.

From Slate 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

Director Marc Munden says he hopes those watching the new series get an understanding of how things can "go badly wrong" and how fallible people can be.

From BBC Feb. 2, 2026

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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