Word: defection
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...side of caution following the revelation that Toyota had withheld information about gas-pedal problems in a number of its most popular cars. A week before the Lexus stoppage, the car manufacturer was hit with a $16.4 million federal fine for its failure to report the gas-pedal defect...
...NRMP utilizes the Gale-Shapley algorithm, introduced to solve the canonical “stable marriage problem.” In this algorithm, pairings between parties are optimized such that all possibility of “infidelity” in matches is precluded, so no spouse wants to defect from the arranged nuptials—in our case, hired employees do not leave the employer for more preferred opportunities. Additionally, the NRMP imposes a contractual obligation on applicants to attend their matched residency...
Perhaps the one defect of Buzz is that it enables virtually anyone you have ever e-mailed to follow you. Needless to say, this could have dire, awkward consequences, especially, say, if you posted a Playboy article before realizing that your TF was following you. Sure, you can “block” followers, but not until after they have started following you. However, this little function can easily be fixed—get to work, Google...
October 2009: Toyota recalls 3.8 million vehicles on the grounds that floor mats can trap the pedals. Despite reportedly suspecting problems with pedal design following the Lexus crash, the NHTSA denies the petition made in April; in its report, the administration says "the only defect trend" is the floor-mat problem, and since Toyota already issued a recall, the "contentions that any further investigation is necessary are unsupported...
November 2009: Toyota publicly apologizes to the NHTSA after reporting that the administration found that "no defect exists." Even when closing the book on a complaint, the NHTSA includes a disclaimer in each report explaining that its determination not to look into an issue doesn't constitute a finding that there's definitely no safety-related defect. (See GM's great hopes...