find fault
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There he sat in the public gallery, Don Corleone-esque, daring the Supreme Court to find fault with his read on birthright citizenship.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 2, 2026
The compliance report quotes the whistleblower as saying that "the purpose was to find fault with the track in order to withhold the licence".
From BBC ● Mar. 5, 2024
The compliance report quotes the whistleblower as saying that “the purpose was to find fault with the track in order to withhold the license”.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 5, 2024
Supporters of a single-payer model find fault with the existing healthcare system that leaves many patients paying astronomical co-pays and some haunted by fear of the debt they will accrue from medical procedures.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2023
There was always something to find fault with for Shasta had plenty of work to do, mending and washing the nets, cooking the supper, and cleaning the cottage in which they both lived.
From "The Horse and His Boy" by C.S. Lewis
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