error
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They got two more in the ninth after a second bases-loaded error by Edman came when he failed to field a choppy ground ball from David Hamilton, allowing Chourio and Lara to score.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
It has to be a clear error to give the foul and not just a subjective difference of opinion about the card.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
It has a margin of error of 2.5 percentage points in either direction.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
One error that almost certainly contributed to last month’s yen drop was the Japanese central bank’s decision in late July to hold short-term rates steady.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
What Golomb is saying is that most salespeople are prone to a classic Warren Harding error.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
He said that some errors in his early academic work were because of his autism, as he relied on using mimicry to understand information.
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026
Similar scrutiny would find similar errors in work by other academics, he said.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
Two strategies are in play, but they’ve got different — but close — age requirements that lead to common errors I see.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026
As for avoiding errors and strikeouts, that should continue to come naturally.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
Sometimes he made business errors, but even these he turned to advantage in good will if in no other way.
From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck
Vocabulary lists containing error
Common Five-letter Words for Wordle, List 2
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Novel Study: The Crucible, Act 1
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Common Core Grade 5, List 3
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