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fallible

[fal-uh-buhl] / ˈfæl ə bəl /


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It’s a human institution run by fallible human beings.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

They took an absurdly gifted, if fallible France team to the very last second and backed up their endorsements of head coach Steve Borthwick in interviews, with actions on the pitch.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026

Clemency used to be a consistent failsafe for an often fallible system.

From Slate • Mar. 6, 2026

So long as human bodies are fallible to disease, we will need labs studying viruses, bacteria, fungi and parasites to see which ones could cause major problems.

From Salon • Feb. 28, 2026

Montaigne, too, was right—right to think that the men and women of his day were hopelessly fallible when it came to understanding the world.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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