as in defects
something that spoils the appearance or completeness of a thing
noted the flaw in the diamond before I bought it
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as in damages
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 flaws
Maureen Dowd,
Mercury News,
4 July 2026
Similarly, England, Portugal and Brazil all had strong moments, but also displayed their flaws in getting past DR Congo, Croatia and Japan.
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Nick Miller,
New York Times,
4 July 2026
Jim has repeatedly said that as AI becomes better at uncovering software flaws, businesses will need increasingly sophisticated tools to identify, patch, and defend against those vulnerabilities before hackers can exploit them.
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Alexa Lomonaco,
CNBC,
3 July 2026
The Supreme Court says there were deep flaws with the charges.
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ABC News,
3 July 2026
Though not without its flaws, Americans want to help, and that is what USAID really understood.
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Fatma Tanis,
NPR,
3 July 2026
The readable narrative explores the men’s virtues and flaws and captures their contrasting personalities.
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Barbara Spindel,
Christian Science Monitor,
1 July 2026
Security-only updates in between big point upgrades are typically reserved for iPhone flaws that have already been exploited by adversaries.
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Kate O'Flaherty,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
Officials have grown increasingly concerned since Anthropic warned earlier this year that its Mythos model was adept at finding software flaws in a way that could be weaponized by malicious hackers and threaten critical computer networks around the world.
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Matt O’Brien,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2026
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Civic duty My family believed in government, for all its flaws, as a protector of the people.
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Maureen Dowd,
Mercury News,
4 July 2026
Similarly, England, Portugal and Brazil all had strong moments, but also displayed their flaws in getting past DR Congo, Croatia and Japan.
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Nick Miller,
New York Times,
4 July 2026
Jim has repeatedly said that as AI becomes better at uncovering software flaws, businesses will need increasingly sophisticated tools to identify, patch, and defend against those vulnerabilities before hackers can exploit them.
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Alexa Lomonaco,
CNBC,
3 July 2026
The Supreme Court says there were deep flaws with the charges.
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ABC News,
3 July 2026
Though not without its flaws, Americans want to help, and that is what USAID really understood.
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Fatma Tanis,
NPR,
3 July 2026
The readable narrative explores the men’s virtues and flaws and captures their contrasting personalities.
—
Barbara Spindel,
Christian Science Monitor,
1 July 2026
Security-only updates in between big point upgrades are typically reserved for iPhone flaws that have already been exploited by adversaries.
—
Kate O'Flaherty,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
Officials have grown increasingly concerned since Anthropic warned earlier this year that its Mythos model was adept at finding software flaws in a way that could be weaponized by malicious hackers and threaten critical computer networks around the world.
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Matt O’Brien,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flaws
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Roughly one-third of congenital heart defects in children with Down syndrome resolve naturally, and many need only a minor intervention.
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These defects do not occur naturally but are created.
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Most notably, those who switched faced a 24% higher risk of developing diabetic retinopathy, a condition that damages the blood vessels in the light-sensitive tissue at the back of the eye.
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Your Eyes High blood pressure also damages the sensitive back lining of the eye called the retina.
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Although Chicago had its issues with redlining and massive disinvestment that left generational scars on some primarily Black neighborhoods, the small town ethos held little sway over me.
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Both cohorts carried, or are carrying, those entry-point scars.
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Jacob Whitehead Homophobic chant mars Mexico’s win Before the World Cup, the Mexican football federation launched a campaign that featured the heroes of the country’s 1986 World Cup side.
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No sadness mars the purity of its paranoia.
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Verticillium wilt causes similar blotches and yellowing.
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Pine snakes can grow up to 56 inches in length, have black, brown, and russet scales with dark blotches along their backs, and are noted for having a pointed nose, which experts believe may help with burrowing.
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Red Wing Shoes Founded over a century ago in Red Wing, Minnesota, Red Wing Shoes remains a go-to destination — still family-owned and operating inside the same town — for heavy-duty footwear that never compromises on true craftsmanship.
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CEOs must be careful of drifting toward what is comfortable, as mid-year is when quiet compromises surface.
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The actor, whose political beliefs don’t cleanly map onto the modern divisions of the two-party system, has both a reverence for America as a set of ideals and an awareness of the faults within its history that creates interesting textual friction.
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But when both faults are at the same or similar elevated levels of stress, this is a problem.
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Early on in the clip, Jake Johnson’s former tennis star Dusty Boyd trips over the net and injures his wrist in a bad way.
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Who is responsible when a robot breaks something or injures someone?
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