defect
Example Sentences
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Traditional product liability demands a defect in the product or its labeling.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026
He was hospitalized in 2022 after he was diagnosed with a congenital heart defect and after suffering a cardiac incident.
From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026
In most industries, a 66% defect rate would trigger an immediate focus on process improvement.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026
Iranian authorities however alleged that Australia sought to force the athletes to defect.
From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026
One took offense at her inclusion of native lore: “The grand defect of the work is the introduction of idle stories related to her by strangers.”
From "The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science" by Joyce Sidman
Vocabulary lists containing defect
Tuesdays with Morrie
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The Glass Menagerie
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Thomas Jefferson's First Inaugural Address (1801)
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