defect
Example Sentences
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The bank’s systems for risk management, compliance and internal directives had considerable defects at the time, the office said.
It comes one month after councillor Daniel Jellyman, the Conservative group leader on Stoke-on-Trent City Council, also defected to Reform UK and became the party's leader on the local authority.
From BBC
Despite this, the agency advises against its use for women and girls who could become pregnant because of the potential for birth defects.
From Science Daily
Researchers at Aarhus University have uncovered a flaw in how cells form what are known as exosomes, and this defect is associated with a mutation found in some people living with dementia.
From Science Daily
Whaite explained he has bulimia, an eating disorder, and body dysmorphia, where a person perceives defects in their own body which are often less noticeable to others.
From BBC
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