faulty
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But under the big open skies and cramped spaces of their eastward journey in a faulty car, traveling between what we glean is a tough past and a hoped-for future, we know something’s off.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
Some who have returned say they are turned off not only by the U.S.’s hardening immigration enforcement, but also by its faulty infrastructure, gun violence and living costs.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026
Roo's bottle of drops was matched to one of two faulty batches of Aactive D3 supplements from TriOn Pharma, which were distributed across the UK.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
But they insisted that the platforms themselves negligently enabled this harm through faulty design of their services.
From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026
Mechanics rolled up their sleeves and sharpened their eyes; a broken piston, an improperly locked shoulder harness, a faulty fuel tank light, any one of these could cost lives.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
Vocabulary lists containing faulty
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Way Off: Synonyms for "Wrong"
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