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Discover LudwigThe phrase "the defects" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to flaws or shortcomings in a product, process, or system.
Example: "The team identified the defects in the software during the testing phase."
Alternatives: "the flaws" or "the shortcomings."
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the defects
noun
A fault or malfunction.
synonyms
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No money market reform shows the defects.
It's one of the defects listed.
But the defects quickly turn to virtues.
The defects included faulty fuel tanks, clutches, crankshafts and brakes.
Americans need no instruction in the defects of impeachment.
Sometimes, this alone causes the sponsor to repair the defects".
So, these are the defects that will destroy us.
Yet the defects in the document have long been evident.
To be sure, Tocqueville was not blind to the defects and potential hazards of American democracy.
But I'm sure he would have seen the defects of the present society".
Yang is more interested in examining the defects within the political organization that produced the famine.
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