fault
Example Sentences
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Spirit had another recent problem that wasn’t its fault: the defective engines on the Airbus planes.
From Slate • May 5, 2026
She said: "He died as he feared he would - having lost everything, through no fault of his own."
From BBC • May 4, 2026
Among fault systems that Rowe worries about for Las Vegas in particular is to the west of the city: the Death Valley fault system and faults in the neighboring valleys.
From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026
But the pledge masks fault lines that could soon resurface.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026
“Yeah, but it’s our fault he’s hungry. Not me and you specifically, but everybody’s. It’s humanity’s fault,” Owen said, really seeing the connection for the first time.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
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