find fault
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If anything, the noise has been amplified with supporters able to find fault not only with the on-field call, but with the video referee too.
From BBC ● May 14, 2026
Unable to find fault with the judicial process, you pin your hopes on “diplomatic discussions.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 17, 2025
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
“Nothing,” she says, not wanting to hurt his feelings, to find fault with his costly gift.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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