fault
Example Sentences
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Critics fault the award in part because too much compensation depends on Mitra remaining at Welltower, rather than continuing to meet demanding performance goals.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 29, 2026
Also I think it was a cheap shot to talk about injuries being his fault and he should muscle up.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 27, 2026
Another example involves a system of faults all primed to rupture, but there’s somehow a delay in a second part of the fault rupturing.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 2026
In Caracas, the damage was notable in the east—a swath with affluent neighborhoods, diplomatic outposts and office buildings—where seismic fault lines lie.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026
It wasn’t my fault I didn’t have brothers and sisters, and Pa never mentioned he wanted to sell the farm.
From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney
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