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as in unerring
not being or likely to be wrong
a teacher with an infallible memory for names
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as in reliable
not likely to fail
an infallible cure for hiccups
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Prieto and screenwriter Mateo Gil repeatedly explore the many contradictions of religion that are brought out by complicated situations, but always reach the same conclusion: a loving God might be infallible, but the mortals tasked with interpreting his wishes most certainly are not.
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Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 7 Sep. 2024
As the CrowdStrike incident proved, third-party vendors are far from infallible.
—David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2024
But, as viewers who’ve lived through the past four years already know, the assumption that wealth and seclusion alone are infallible defenses against a pandemic attacking society from all angles is hopelessly naive.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 25 July 2024
The supposedly infallible advice enshrined in the Washington consensus ended up triggering multiple financial crises.
—Daniel W. Drezner, Foreign Affairs, 16 Apr. 2019
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Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 7 Sep. 2024
As the CrowdStrike incident proved, third-party vendors are far from infallible.
—David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2024
But, as viewers who’ve lived through the past four years already know, the assumption that wealth and seclusion alone are infallible defenses against a pandemic attacking society from all angles is hopelessly naive.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 25 July 2024
The supposedly infallible advice enshrined in the Washington consensus ended up triggering multiple financial crises.
—Daniel W. Drezner, Foreign Affairs, 16 Apr. 2019
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“Infallible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infallible. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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