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fault

[fawlt] / fɔlt /




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In the popular Reddit forum “Am I the Asshole?” users describe a personal experience and others weigh in on whether the person is at fault.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 16, 2026

If he is found to be at fault and suspended, another by-election could be triggered.

From Barron's Aug. 14, 2026

"We've not done anything wrong - it's not our fault that the prisons are full," she said.

From BBC Aug. 13, 2026

There’s a 14.3% chance that quake would happen on the Hayward fault; a 7.4% chance it would be on the Calaveras fault; and a 6.4% chance it would be on the San Andreas.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

She had been bitten, once, by an avanc—entirely her own fault, Leonor scolded, for getting too close—and it had gone septic, and her great-aunt had had to sit up with her for seven nights running.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell

These are also used by East Midlands Railway, which has also suffered toilet faults with its fleet.

From BBC Aug. 7, 2026

I had my notebook open beside me, ready to catalogue the toast’s faults.

From Salon Aug. 1, 2026

The region contains faults, volcanic structures, rifts, scarps, and active subduction and spreading zones, many located at depths that make detailed sonar mapping extremely difficult.

From Science Daily Jul. 10, 2026

For all its faults, Medicare Advantage is arguably the best healthcare program we have.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 9, 2026

“But, Sara Louise Bradshaw—” Franklin D. Roosevelt for all his faults never failed to call me by my full name.

From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson

Inflation watchers in the private sector said the BEA move was justified, but they faulted the agency for not giving the public a heads up, even for such a nerdy statistical thing.

From MarketWatch Jul. 22, 2026

Guerra said while Bass can do much of her job from another city for a day, a mayor is often faulted for not being front and center during an emergency.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 24, 2026

This was simply Zverev's best chance to win his first Grand Slam - and he cannot be faulted for grabbing it with both hands.

From BBC Jun. 7, 2026

The airline faulted its heavy reliance on CrowdStrike, while the tech companies pointed to Delta’s own technology and decisions in the outage’s immediate aftermath.

From The Wall Street Journal May 26, 2026

It sounded true and likely to most of the crowd, especially those who faulted the sister.

From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison

Because SMRs form through the same type of faulting, moonquakes may also occur across the lunar maria wherever these ridges exist.

From Science Daily Feb. 18, 2026

Blaming hip hop for these realities is like faulting a photograph for its subject matter.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 2, 2026

"We are not faulting the social media companies for failure to remove malign content from their platforms," Bergman told AFP.

From Barron's Jan. 26, 2026

Environmental regulators are faulting Chiquita Canyon Landfill for making “no meaningful improvement” in reducing noxious odors emanating from the Castaic facility and have ordered operators to take additional steps to address the problem.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 30, 2024

Over the greater part of this region the Triassic beds are free from folding and are nearly horizontal, but faulting is by no means absent, especially along the margins of the Bohemian and Rhenish hills.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 7 "Geoponici" to "Germany" by Various




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