malfunction
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"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
However there are concerns about how incognito mode could hide AI malfunction or abuse.
From BBC • May 13, 2026
Like James Gandolfini in “Loop,” or Daniel Kaluuya in “Get Out,” or Eddie Albert in “Green Acres,” Mr. Bonneville is playing the only bona-fide sane adult in a crowd beset by mental malfunction, i.e, agendas.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026
Jet fuel is a complex product because of its transportation, segregation and storage requirements, and the dire consequences of a potential airplane-engine malfunction.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 28, 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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"A Sound of Thunder" by Ray Bradbury
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