as in defective
having a fault
the cause of the plane crash was traced to faulty wiring
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CrowdStrike was virtually unstoppable this year until July 19 when a faulty software update to its Falcon Sensor security software system caused a global problem with computers running Microsoft Windows.
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Jeff Marks, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2024
If the assumptions are faulty, so are everything from policies to preparedness, which can have severe outcomes.
—Ken Silverstein, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
The contraptions that the eccentric Wallace crafted were always faulty, Rube Goldberg-like solutions to simple or nonexistent problems.
—Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 27 Oct. 2024
Sign up No safe plastics The presence of FRs in non-electronic products can be attributed to faulty plastic recycling systems.
—Devika Rao, theweek, 17 Oct. 2024
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Jeff Marks, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2024
If the assumptions are faulty, so are everything from policies to preparedness, which can have severe outcomes.
—Ken Silverstein, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
The contraptions that the eccentric Wallace crafted were always faulty, Rube Goldberg-like solutions to simple or nonexistent problems.
—Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 27 Oct. 2024
Sign up No safe plastics The presence of FRs in non-electronic products can be attributed to faulty plastic recycling systems.
—Devika Rao, theweek, 17 Oct. 2024
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“Faulty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/faulty. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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