: having a defect or imperfection
a flawed diamond
a flawed plan
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a flawed paint job that resulted in some peeling almost as soon as the paint had dried
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But the arc — first raising expectations for a big reveal, then declaring there was nothing to see, and ultimately a forced, flawed document dump — was a stubbornly problematic storyline that ran through her time as attorney general.
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ABC News, 3 Apr. 2026
In more than 700 pages, CMS offers almost no ostomy-specific analysis, relying instead on extrapolation from other durable medical equipment and a single flawed ostomy data point to justify a policy affecting the roughly 1 million Americans living with an ostomy.
—Diego Schaps, STAT, 1 Apr. 2026
Trump allies have long argued the document was shaped by flawed or politically motivated intelligence, particularly surrounding the inclusion of material tied to the Steele dossier.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 1 Apr. 2026
The creatures emerging from the carcass were actually drone flies, close enough in appearance to honeybees to sustain a flawed belief across millennia.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 1 Apr. 2026
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ABC News, 3 Apr. 2026
In more than 700 pages, CMS offers almost no ostomy-specific analysis, relying instead on extrapolation from other durable medical equipment and a single flawed ostomy data point to justify a policy affecting the roughly 1 million Americans living with an ostomy.
—Diego Schaps, STAT, 1 Apr. 2026
Trump allies have long argued the document was shaped by flawed or politically motivated intelligence, particularly surrounding the inclusion of material tied to the Steele dossier.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 1 Apr. 2026
The creatures emerging from the carcass were actually drone flies, close enough in appearance to honeybees to sustain a flawed belief across millennia.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 1 Apr. 2026
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“Flawed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flawed. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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