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faulting

  • present participle
    of fault.
    fault
    noun
    a defect or imperfection; flaw; failing.

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Because SMRs form through the same type of faulting, moonquakes may also occur across the lunar maria wherever these ridges exist.

From Science Daily Feb. 18, 2026

Blaming hip hop for these realities is like faulting a photograph for its subject matter.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 2, 2026

"We are faulting them for designing their platforms to addict kids and for developing algorithms that show kids not what they want to see but what they cannot look away from."

From Barron's Jan. 26, 2026

There was certainly no faulting Newcastle's effort in this loss against Barcelona - right up until the last breath.

From BBC Sep. 18, 2025

The present configuration of China is due, in a very considerable degree, to faulting.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2 "Chicago, University of" to "Chiton" by Various