defect

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By 2023, he had a heart attack and was diagnosed with a congenital heart defect and cauda equina syndrome, the latter led to several spinal surgeries.

From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026

“It is manufactured to a tolerance of one defect in a million,” the report states.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026

Although California could in theory address this defect, the ruling illustrates the constitutional challenges that states face when regulating a federal agency, and shows the need for a uniform, nationwide rule from Congress.

From Slate • Feb. 19, 2026

But the changes Karp enacted have rippled across the industry as firms have grown and teams of lawyers now routinely defect to competing firms like baseball free agents.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

Had the pad crew been given time to do normal inspections, they would have noticed the minor defect in one of the bolts.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir