defect

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“It’s just getting back to where it was before the incident,” LeBron said Friday, referencing Bronny’s cardiac arrest caused by a congenital heart defect on July 24, 2023.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2026

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

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

In such individuals, the original cause of the defect must have occurred in the generation preceding its appearance.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson