as in defective
having a fault
the cause of the plane crash was traced to faulty wiring
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Recent Examples of faulty
Despite overwhelming data to the contrary, the US is being overtaken by a conspiracy theory based on a single, very faulty British study from the Lancet associating the polio vaccine with autism.
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Michael B. Teiger, Hartford Courant, 21 Jan. 2025
In addition to causing shut-offs and restart loops, a faulty power supply can also cause a blue screen of death error.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 21 Jan. 2025
While there’s no direct link between faulty pulse oximeter readings and Covid deaths, additional research has found that people of color were more likely to die of Covid than white people.
—Erika Edwards, NBC News, 19 Jan. 2025
Because of the good faith exception, judges know that even if their legal analysis is faulty, prosecutors may get to use the evidence anyway.
—Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 16 Jan. 2025
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Michael B. Teiger, Hartford Courant, 21 Jan. 2025
In addition to causing shut-offs and restart loops, a faulty power supply can also cause a blue screen of death error.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 21 Jan. 2025
While there’s no direct link between faulty pulse oximeter readings and Covid deaths, additional research has found that people of color were more likely to die of Covid than white people.
—Erika Edwards, NBC News, 19 Jan. 2025
Because of the good faith exception, judges know that even if their legal analysis is faulty, prosecutors may get to use the evidence anyway.
—Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Faulty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/faulty. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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