fault
Example Sentences
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Record levels of young people are out of work – but it is not their fault, Amazon's UK boss has said.
From BBC • May 21, 2026
It’s filmmaker Kantemir Balagov’s fault more than theirs.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
Studying the fault system is challenging because most of the faults are hidden underground and cannot be directly observed at the surface.
From Science Daily • May 19, 2026
Women often do not immediately report allegations of rape and sexual assault, she said, "because of the sense of shame that you have, that somehow it's your fault".
From BBC • May 18, 2026
I still thought that I was at fault, I hadn’t been clear enough, that he must not realize he was pressing into my hip bone.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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