flaw

Example Sentences

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As an example, it said Mythos found a previously unnoticed flaw in video software that had been tested more than 5 million times by its creators.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

Although not perfect, the law’s expensing provisions fixed a major flaw in the U.S. tax code.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

The biggest flaw in the Hegelian viewpoint about supposedly great men is that his entire hypothesis about an unfolding historical process is flat wrong.

From Salon • Mar. 28, 2026

The opposing law firm didn’t catch the flaw and cited the same fake cases in its filings, including in a drafted court order that got signed by a judge.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

They could not count on elfish Apparition being free from the same flaw that had taken Yaxley to Grimmauld Place on the hem of Hermione’s sleeve.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling