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astray

[uh-strey] / əˈstreɪ /


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Bordeaux full-back Rayasi was rampant in the opening quarter, demonstrated by a scything counter-attack before his loose pass went astray.

From BBC Jul. 4, 2026

They are decent people who have been led astray.

From Salon Jun. 8, 2026

He left 15 years ago and has spent much of the time since cataloging how he thought the institution was going astray.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 30, 2026

As app users become even more desperate for human connection and worse at identifying what’s written by bots, they’ll be pulled toward profiles that are overtly unconventional to avoid being led astray.

From Slate Jan. 7, 2026

When he dreamed of the shadow or so much as thought of it, he felt always that same cold dread: sense and power drained out of him, leaving him stupid and astray.

From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin




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