fault
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“I can’t fault people from wanting to graduate early — I mean, I did it myself,” Erle said.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 2026
So if you’ve struggled to lose weight and keep it off, know that you’re not alone, and it’s not your fault.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 4, 2026
He gave back a break in the fourth game with a double fault on break point, and Jodar climbed out of a 0-30 hole to hold serve and narrow the gap to 3-2.
From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026
It isn’t Los Angeles’s fault that they’ve built a modern juggernaut of global media and merchandising rights at a time when other teams are struggling to stay on TV.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
“It’s my fault that Edda didn’t give any advance notice,” he continues.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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Sure, one might argue that in “The Odyssey,” Nolan is studying his own hubris, accepting the innate faults that come with bringing Homer to the big screen.
From Salon ● Jul. 18, 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
Joe’s very faults were virtues in this field.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
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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
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
Critics faulted his hands-off approach to financial regulation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 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
Mr. Dannenberg talked about the people he faulted for his son’s death.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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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
Entering the shutdown, polls indicated the country was split over who would be to blame, with 19% of Americans faulting Democrats and 26% charging Republicans, according to a New York Times poll.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2025
The Neogene beds, on the other hand, are not affected by the folds, although by faulting without folding they have in some places been raised to a height of nearly 6000 ft.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" by Various
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