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Recent Examples of defect
Noun
Individuals who paid out-of-pocket for windshield repairs or replacements due to a defect covered by the settlement may be eligible for reimbursement. Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025 Imagine manufacturing operations where edge devices not only detect defects but also autonomously apply remedies, reroute workflows, and enhance security and safety – in real-time. Pierluca Chiodelli, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
Verb
There were multiple times I was shoved so someone could get a little bit closer to the starting line or was cussed out for defecting on what our group had decided. True Tamplin, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024 While Republicans have a 53-47 majority in the Senate, only a handful of GOP senators would need to defect for a choice to fail. Ross O'Keefe, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 14 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for defect 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for defect
Noun
  • Most of it came from an intense line of storms that plowed through the city in the late afternoon, triggering flash flood warnings in the city and its burn scars, including the Eaton and Palisades fire zones.
    Hanna Park and Mary Gilbert, CNN, 14 Feb. 2025
  • On an afternoon when the National Weather Service issued Flash Flood Warnings for Malibu, Topanga State Park and Pacific Palisades, an NBC News crew documented the unfortunate result of several inches of intense rain near the Palisades Fire scar.
    Tom Tapp, Deadline, 13 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Siegel and his wife, Aviva, settled in Kibbutz Kfar Aza after emigrating there.
    Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 14 Feb. 2025
  • According to a comment from the TikTok poster, the family purchased a company in the U.S. and are currently in the process of emigrating under an E-2 visa.
    Justin Gest, Newsweek, 10 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Coronal holes may superficially appear to be similar to sunspots, as both appear as dark blotches on our star.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025
  • Both have gray-brown bodies with a smattering of lighter cream and darker brown blotches.
    Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 7 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • And hundreds were killed outside Mecca in a stampede during the annual hajj pilgrimage in 2015.
    N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA TODAY, 7 Feb. 2025
  • Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca has been held amid extreme weather conditions which saw temperatures consistently soar above average figures.
    Xiaofei Xu and Masrur Jamaluddin, CNN, 23 June 2024
Noun
  • The process isn't for natural disasters such as hurricanes, but for when there is someone at fault.
    CBS News, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2025
  • Is the man responsible for his actions, or is his brain at fault?
    Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Just as the ancient Egyptians moved southward to expand their empires and Polynesians voyaged into uncharted waters, today’s leaders must navigate uncertainty and complexity.
    Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
  • The Panama Canal has a long history of sea creatures voyaging through as stowaways on ships’ hulls and in their ballast tanks: oysters from the Indo-Pacific, jellyfish from the Black Sea, worms from mud flats in the Netherlands.
    Charlie Cordero, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Claw Toe Claw toe is a deformity marked by toes bending downward into a claw-like position, causing pain and balance issues.28 28.
    Christopher Bergland, Verywell Health, 17 Jan. 2025
  • Although diminutive, this deformity flung the radiopharmaceutical supply chain into disarray last month, leading to the cancellation of thousands of patient appointments.
    Chris Baraniuk, WIRED, 27 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • To increase stability, avoid injury, and make the experience more comfortable, pack high-quality, lightweight trekking poles.
    Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 8 Feb. 2025
  • Before the day was done, the fish rescue teams trekked over miles of creek, used electrofishing and nets to nab as many fish as possible, put them in buckets, and climbed up steep slopes to trucks waiting to take the fish to safety.
    Anton Sorokin, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Feb. 2025

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