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malfunction

[mal-fuhngk-shuhn] / mælˈfʌŋk ʃən /


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They may keep the flag down if they suspect there has been a malfunction, but Fifa says a series of failsafe measures are in the technology to prevent errors happening.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

Many regulations are essential guardrails of safety: minimizing the risk of financial crises, ensuring that our food isn’t harmful, protecting us from airplanes that malfunction, and so forth.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

"Showing that the process of protein production loses fidelity with aging provides a kind of underlying rationale for why all these other processes start to malfunction with age," said Frydman.

From Science Daily • May 29, 2026

Several studies have found high levels of dehydration, heat stress and even signs of kidney malfunction among these communities.

From Barron's • May 10, 2026

“It’s some kind of malfunction in my brain.”

From "Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus" by Dusti Bowling




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