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In the sixth, against Dodgers right-hander Brock Stewart, Contreras singled in the go-ahead run in a traffic-filled inning that included a Freeman error on a muffed pickoff attempt.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
Eventually, such knowledge might allow doctors to determine which therapies are most likely to help individual patients, potentially reducing the amount of trial and error involved in treatment.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 9, 2026
The High Court has ruled a "significant error" was made in the application for a warrant to search his residences, it writes.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
Another differentiating factor for Oratomic, according to Bluvstein, is a method for error correction it developed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
He was convinced that the low marks were merely an error of judgment on the teacher’s part.
From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
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There was a comedy of errors at the end of the Washington Commanders' 27-27 tie with the New York Giants as both teams fluffed their lines with victory within their grasp.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
For the Eagles to blow Sunday’s game, it actually took a series of errors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
Then he stole second base and capitalized on a pair of Braves errors to score.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026
Floyd County, where Akyn took over as elections director in 2022, was one of the very few places where errors had occurred.
From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026
First, it can help you avoid some obvious grammatical errors, those that are errors according to your own lights.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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Common Core Grade 5, List 3
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