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Recent Examples of defectiveness
This worry about defectiveness can lead to a panicked call for literature’s redemption.
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Aaron Matz, The New York Review of Books, 4 Apr. 2026
Aaron Matz, The New York Review of Books, 4 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for defectiveness
Noun
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Patients with damage to the anterior insula and putamen show selective impairments.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026
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Up to 80% of people who receive chemo experience some degree of cognitive impairment, previous studies have shown.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
15 May 2026
Noun
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Help people develop, recover or regain the skills needed for daily living and working after an injury, illness, disability or mental health challenge.—
ByBryan Robinson,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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Hardship programs Some creditors offer temporary hardship assistance for borrowers who are facing financial challenges tied to retirement, disability or reduced income.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
18 May 2026
Noun
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More bailouts would paper over the failings of federal regulation.—
Marc Scribner,
Washington Post,
13 May 2026
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Equally important is practicing self-care and self-compassion, which, Broder says, means treating yourself with kindness instead of judgment and recognizing that your patterns developed as a way to cope, not as a personal failing.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
12 May 2026
Noun
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Rippling was also built with a stronger emphasis on operational infrastructure and compliance, according to Conrad, who has said that one of the weaknesses at Zenefits was that a lot was done manually behind the scenes.—
Ellen Sheng,
CNBC,
19 May 2026
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Brunson’s defense and the lack of rim protection from Towns remain weaknesses, but nobody has come close to exploiting them so far.—
Tony Jones,
New York Times,
18 May 2026
Noun
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Films about filmmaking often seem destined for film lovers only, to the detriment of everyone else.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
16 May 2026
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More than a year later, Fúnez was arrested with two others, businessman Héctor Eduardo Méndez and Juan Ángel Ramos Gallegos, whom prosecutors accused of criminal association to the detriment of other fundamental rights.—
Marlon González,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2026
Noun
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New research points to a mechanism within the Cascadia fault that could be accelerating a break.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
14 May 2026
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That opacity serves a clear purpose, but Martelli is enamored by it to a fault, and Inés’ refusal to question the people around her or make any significant decisions beyond keeping her mouth shut eventually proves more trying than helpful.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
14 May 2026
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“Defectiveness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/defectiveness. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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