as in defective
having a fault
a flawed paint job that resulted in some peeling almost as soon as the paint had dried
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as in damaged
to reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of
that crack has flawed the vase to the extent that its value in the antiques market is greatly reduced
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Recent Examples of flawed
Joe Rexrode, The Athletic, 21 Dec. 2024
Policymakers are right to take a closer look at how these pay rules are really playing out, especially on immigrant communities who disproportionately bear the burden of flawed policies.
—Husein Yatabarry, New York Daily News, 21 Dec. 2024
Unfortunately, the TikTok ban was conceived and pushed through based upon inaccurate, flawed and hypothetical information, resulting in outright censorship of the American people.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
And while the $3.15 billion threshold is adjusted annually to reflect growth in personal income, increasing numbers of legislators and other critics say the original threshold was flawed and has skewed the entire system.
—Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 18 Dec. 2024
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Too many teams, weird schedule disparities, flawed conclusions!
—Joe Rexrode, The Athletic, 21 Dec. 2024
Policymakers are right to take a closer look at how these pay rules are really playing out, especially on immigrant communities who disproportionately bear the burden of flawed policies.
—Husein Yatabarry, New York Daily News, 21 Dec. 2024
Unfortunately, the TikTok ban was conceived and pushed through based upon inaccurate, flawed and hypothetical information, resulting in outright censorship of the American people.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
And while the $3.15 billion threshold is adjusted annually to reflect growth in personal income, increasing numbers of legislators and other critics say the original threshold was flawed and has skewed the entire system.
—Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 18 Dec. 2024
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In a statement to Digital Trends, LG said the LED TVs, which weigh up to 101.2 pounds with stands, aren't defective on their own.Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 13 Jan. 2023
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Jurors in Gwinnett County, northeast of Atlanta, returned the verdict in the years-long civil case involving what the plaintiffs’ lawyers called dangerously defective roofs on Ford pickup trucks, lawyer James Butler Jr. said.Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 22 Aug. 2022
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Despite some compromises, namely imperfect software integration between Windows and Android and a substantial carry weight, the ThinkBook is an impressive engineering achievement providing unique advantages not found in any other single device.PCMAG, PCMAG, 17 Dec. 2024
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The season of twinkling lights, overplayed carols, and a daily debate over whether that tree in the living room is charmingly imperfect or just lopsided.Emily Price, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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This marks a disappointing end to a season that has been marred by injuries, including Trent Williams' ankle injury, which has kept him out for the past four games.Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
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In a Middle East marred by seemingly endless conflict and disparate ideologies, there exists an undercurrent of hope—a movement toward connection, collaboration, and shared prosperity.Hessie Jones, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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Not bad for someone who was initially rejected for the role of Mariko.Jake Kanter, Deadline, 24 Dec. 2024
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Real life is worse than the games After the bloodbath in the first game, the players vote by a narrow margin to end the games and leave without any money.Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
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Loading your audio article One person was killed and five people were injured Monday in an explosion on a boat at the Lauderdale Marina near the popular 15th Street Fisheries restaurant in Fort Lauderdale.Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
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Two people were injured in a crash in Watertown on Monday.Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 24 Dec. 2024
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Cybersecurity can potentially be compromised by the same computational capacity that enables the solution of complex issues.Chuck Brooks, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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Don’t open unknown email attachments and links, as even legitimate senders can pass on malicious content accidentally or as a result of being compromised or impersonated by a malicious actor.Davey Winder, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Nissan in particular has struggled recently, especially in the key American market, where sales have weakened.Rafael Nam, NPR, 24 Dec. 2024
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Nike's overreliance on promotions, for example, weakened its premium image.Julian Hayes II, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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The company was also hurt by the pandemic when a helium shortage reportedly crippled its lucrative balloon business during a time that was already challenging for retail and party industries.Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 20 Dec. 2024
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And the man who broke the back of the Southern filibuster that crippled the Senate and by extension the US for nearly a century.The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Flawed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flawed. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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