fault
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The settlement claws back money Abbott earned from selling formula through federally funded nutrition programs, and the company did not admit fault.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
Fernandes was perhaps fortunate not to receive at least a yellow card for his part in the incident and the pundits were divided in their opinion on whether Foden was entirely at fault.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
The swarm of seismic activity was clustered around the Newport-Inglewood Fault Zone, a strike-slip fault that runs from Culver City to Newport Beach.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026
It’s hard to fault Stafford for not making a play that his body just can’t make, but it’s fair to wonder if the travel and short turnaround impacted his worst big game in several years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
Their thoughts are jumbled, falling over one another: his fault . . . how could he .
From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila
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Earthquakes can occur along active faults in the Ligurian Sea, near the French and Italian coasts.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 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
An independent inspector, known as a "snagger", made a report identifying about 150 faults - including wonky walls, bowing windows and a poorly fitted kitchen.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
And then there are cable faults - a far more common risk than deliberate attacks.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
Even with all their faults, Malcolm and Maud had had their children’s interests at heart.
From "Confessions of a Murder Suspect" by James Patterson
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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
Among a list of eight acute budget issues, the July 2 letter faulted the L.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
Their ire was directed at one man in particular: coach Hong Myung-bo, a former captain and footballing hero now faulted for his team's unimpressive run on the biggest sporting stage.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 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
The monks can’t be faulted for their ignorance.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
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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 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
There was certainly no faulting Newcastle's effort in this loss against Barcelona - right up until the last breath.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2025
Movement of this sort along a fracture is what the geologist terms "faulting."
From Grand Teton [Wyoming] National Park by United States Dept. of the Interior
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