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
The fire started due to a faulty Pacific Gas and Electric power line that failed during strong winds.
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Kierra Frazier, CBS News, 10 Jan. 2025
The situation is further exacerbated by faulty and inadequate anti-money laundering (AML) measures that allow criminals to gain access to new passports, cross borders freely and conceal their financial activities under new identities.
—Khurram Akhtar, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
Recalls, which are being publicized on the Costco website this week, are issued if there are concerns that a product may be faulty or harmful in some way, such as when testing reveals that food products are infected with potentially deadly bacteria.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
Officials believe that low staffing levels amid a lack of information made pharmacists susceptible to faulty prescribers who issued fake prescriptions.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 18 Dec. 2024
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Kierra Frazier, CBS News, 10 Jan. 2025
The situation is further exacerbated by faulty and inadequate anti-money laundering (AML) measures that allow criminals to gain access to new passports, cross borders freely and conceal their financial activities under new identities.
—Khurram Akhtar, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
Recalls, which are being publicized on the Costco website this week, are issued if there are concerns that a product may be faulty or harmful in some way, such as when testing reveals that food products are infected with potentially deadly bacteria.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
Officials believe that low staffing levels amid a lack of information made pharmacists susceptible to faulty prescribers who issued fake prescriptions.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Faulty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/faulty. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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