malfunction
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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
Local police said initial findings suggested a "system malfunction" caused multiple vehicles to stop in the middle of the road on Tuesday.
From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026
And unlike classical bits, qubits are particularly sensitive to changes in their environment—anything from heat to electromagnetic interference—that can throw their fragile quantum states into disarray and cause a computer to malfunction.
From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026
“Just because of a computer malfunction? Fine. It’s not my problem.”
From "Among the Hidden" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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"A Sound of Thunder" by Ray Bradbury
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