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[fawlt] / fɔlt /




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"I understand there needs to be changes because the prisons are full to capacity. But that's not the victims' fault," she said.

From BBC Aug. 8, 2026

“Daktronics was conservative to a fault for the 20+ years I was there,” a former employee told Torre.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 7, 2026

The the other driver was at fault and was properly insured.

From MarketWatch Aug. 7, 2026

Only after that did Pirro bother to review the evidence and conclude the renovation was at fault.

From Salon Aug. 7, 2026

Their thoughts are jumbled, falling over one another: his fault . . . how could he .

From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila

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

He won 87% of points behind his first serve and hit 13 aces to two double faults.

From BBC Jul. 3, 2026

She also frankly admits her faults, of which she has many.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank

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

Today, the Ledi Geraru area is a rugged landscape of faulted badlands.

From Science Daily May 16, 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 faulting them for designing their platforms to addict kids and for developing algorithms that show kids not what they want to see but what they cannot look away from."

From Barron's Jan. 26, 2026

State officials alleged that Park Ventura residents wandered away without proper supervision, in two cases faulting Steve Krivitsky specifically for failing to observe changes in a resident who left the premises as a result.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 20, 2025

In a cross profile of the region between the Wasatch Mountains on the east and the Sierra Nevada on the west the number of mountain ridges due to faulting is at least a score.

From North America by Russell, Israel C. (Cook)




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