defect
Example Sentences
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Ministers insist making them law will bring clarity and certainty to the process of deciding which fire safety defects need addressing.
From BBC
Previous reports have indicated that the two men, held captive by Kyiv since January after sustaining injuries on the battlefield, were seeking to defect to the South.
From Barron's
Mr. Pence and his board have set a target of $15 million from donors to finance the defecting analysts for three years, and as of Friday we hear they had raised more than $13 million.
As a result, better ideas never see the light of day; product defects are covered up; unethical practices continue unchecked; deals are thwarted.
Suddenly, Golding had to do more than scramble to hire new staff, keep recruits from defecting, and convince players not to transfer to other schools.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
