human fallibility
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Resigned to the privileged childishness of her dominant lover, the narrator comes to a clearer understanding of her own human fallibility.
From Washington Post • Feb. 10, 2023
“People make mistakes, but human mistakes don’t always have to be lethal. In a well-designed system, safety measures make sure that human fallibility does not lead to human fatalities,” Buttigieg said Tuesday in a statement.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 1, 2022
The real danger is in human fallibility: If someone fails to designate tasks clearly, a piece of medical equipment may fail to get the thorough disinfecting and sanitizing it needs in a crisis.
From Slate • Apr. 12, 2019
Given human fallibility and the inevitable imperfections of information, institutions, like people, should not be judged by the standard of perfection.
From New York Times • Apr. 11, 2019
Our hope is that by a set of ten simple, straightforward laws, we can avoid the pitfalls of human fallibility.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
