fault
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He said he did not believe this was Hounslow Council's fault, but that it needed attention "if we do want to develop usage of the canal, particularly for children on the water".
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
But is all this recent turmoil really Patel’s fault?
From Slate ● Sep. 30, 2026
In the same year there were 251 people killed or seriously injured in collisions involving a young driver, and in 65% of those, the young driver was deemed to be at fault.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
The most likely outcome in court is that if a Level 2 autonomous car crashes, it’s the driver’s fault, while if a Level 3 car crashes, it’s the carmaker’s fault.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
“He felt it was his fault that David died on the mountain. He was totally devastated.”
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
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All the recent L.A. mayors I’ve known had their faults and failures, whether the task was filling potholes, building out transit or addressing the high cost of housing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
Those patterns suggest that major earthquakes on the two faults have sometimes occurred unusually close together.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 24, 2026
The West’s foray eastward, for all its faults, sparked a productive cross-pollination.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
Scott’s track record of big aces and occasional double faults has followed him from tennis to college sports and back again.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
One of my greatest faults was that of letting his horse run away, and go down to his father-in-law’s farm, which was about five miles from St. Michael’s.
From "Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass" by Frederick Douglass
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But bureau employees have faulted Patel for how he’s handled it.
From Slate ● Sep. 30, 2026
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
"In the first game of the second set, I double faulted twice out of nowhere. That gave her belief. She started playing aggressively. What can I say? Well done."
From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2026
Always she had faulted Helen for caring so about looks.
From "Typical American" by Gish Jen
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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
Next thing is that Mr. Dallas begins faulting the clothes he brought along with him from home.
From J. Poindexter, Colored by Irvin S. (Irvin Shrewsbury) Cobb
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