find fault
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Unable to find fault with the judicial process, you pin your hopes on “diplomatic discussions.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 17, 2025
While the coroner found Marina had died from a recognised but very rare complication of the AstraZeneca vaccine, he did not find fault with the NHS for failing to diagnose it quickly enough.
From BBC • Aug. 23, 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
This year, though, the grumblers went silent as Oscar voters delivered an unimpeachable best picture field, a group of 10 movies that only a self-proclaimed Scrooge could find fault with.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2024
Patient as ever, Margaret stood with an armload of hats for her mistress to try on and find fault with, one after another after another.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
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