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find fault



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Many of us can find fault with what we see in the mirror - but Charlotte's intense hatred of her appearance began to take over her life in her early teens.

From BBC • Feb. 17, 2026

Unable to find fault with the judicial process, you pin your hopes on “diplomatic discussions.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 17, 2025

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

I always sort of find fault and go, "Oh, you should have done this better. Oh, you could have done that better."

From Salon • Jun. 1, 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