as in defective
having a fault
the cause of the plane crash was traced to faulty wiring
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Separately, Stellantis is recalling more than 300,000 Ram Heavy Duty pickup trucks because a faulty part could cause certain braking and tracking systems to fail.
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Matt Ott, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
Right-wing podcaster Tim Pool, shared a story, within hours of the shooting yesterday, about how UnitedHealthcare allegedly used a faulty AI algorithm to assess claims and deny care for patients on certain plans.
—Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
Operations of multiple major companies, including Delta Airlines, came to a standstill because a cybersecurity company called CrowdStrike had pushed out faulty code that ran on Microsoft systems.
—Steven Levy, WIRED, 21 Nov. 2024
As spotted by one website and shared on Reddit, these have now combined in the form of a mock-up of a broken screen, a kaleidoscope of flashing colors behind a popup warning that your phone is faulty and has been infected with a virus.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
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Matt Ott, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
Right-wing podcaster Tim Pool, shared a story, within hours of the shooting yesterday, about how UnitedHealthcare allegedly used a faulty AI algorithm to assess claims and deny care for patients on certain plans.
—Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
Operations of multiple major companies, including Delta Airlines, came to a standstill because a cybersecurity company called CrowdStrike had pushed out faulty code that ran on Microsoft systems.
—Steven Levy, WIRED, 21 Nov. 2024
As spotted by one website and shared on Reddit, these have now combined in the form of a mock-up of a broken screen, a kaleidoscope of flashing colors behind a popup warning that your phone is faulty and has been infected with a virus.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
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“Faulty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/faulty. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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