1
as in abandonments
the act of abandoning
the dereliction by the owners of a once flourishing orchard
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2
as in weaknesses
a defect in character
believes that society is guilty of a moral dereliction if it does not care for those unable to care for themselves
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Together, the cases highlight weaknesses in an industry that has long struggled to balance nutritional innovation with safety.—
Jillian Deutsch,
Bloomberg,
28 Jan. 2026 -
The task force included representatives from local police and fire departments and focused on identifying weaknesses in fireworks licensing, regulation and enforcement.—
Daniel Lempres,
Sacbee.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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Putin said Ukraine’s armed forces had a grave lack of manpower and desertions, while Russia had enough soldiers.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
2 Oct. 2025
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Which draws the attention of another ghost, a French man with a stack of papers documenting the man’s sins.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Jan. 2026
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Whatever your preconceived notions about Feldman are, Hume’s film will expand and challenge them; the movie’s greatness lies in its ability to capture all of Feldman’s contradictions and self-destructiveness, empathizing with him without soft-pedaling his sins.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
23 Jan. 2026
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Wind turbines are particularly vulnerable to fire caused by lightning strikes or electrical faults.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Jan. 2026
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For Southern California, that means clearer insight into how faults behave between earthquakes.—
Marina Jurica,
CBS News,
11 Jan. 2026
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In an essay from 1927, the American composer Henry Cowell identified certain shortcomings of Western musical notation.—
Olivia Giovetti,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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Painfully aware of his shortcomings, Wallace would have been horrified by his own subsequent beatification.—
Hermione Hoby,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
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For all their failings, though, they should not be completely dismissed out of hand as a potential next destination.—
The Athletic UK Staff,
New York Times,
13 Jan. 2026
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Robotics startups typically prefer to show off their research prototypes in videos on social media, offering them the opportunity to show the machines at their best and edit out their failings.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Derelictions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/derelictions. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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