mistake
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It was sad that a young, promising coach had made a terrible mistake.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026
The Maryland man deported last year by mistake already had his federal indictment on human smuggling charges dismissed over vindictive prosecution, but now, the Justice Department is demanding the indictment be brought back.
From Slate ● Aug. 23, 2026
She survived two nights, somehow, but make no mistake: I am totally coming back next year with a ladder and decorations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
In a post on Instagram, Kyrgios said he made "a huge mistake" and takes "full responsibility" for it.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
Aunt Jessa had invited me to Old Town Alexandria but made the mistake of saying it was to show me the world beyond Munising, Michigan.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
But after years of fighting for my own bylines, my ambition now was to help my students thrive, make a living and not repeat my mistakes.
From Salon ● Aug. 24, 2026
New energy-efficiency regulation may be making builder mistakes more noticeable.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
Bloom said young eagles, like KD1, are more prone to grave mistakes when it comes to rearing young, from egg to eaglet.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
During his confirmation process last year, Bisignano said he would bring his expertise to the agency to reduce payment mistakes and improve its older technological infrastructure.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026
By the time I leave this island, I will fix all my mistakes and everyone around me will be happy.
From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila
During a nighttime field survey, researchers initially mistook the animal for a mushroom, highlighting just how convincing its disguise is.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 17, 2026
In July 1988, the USS Vincennes mistook an Iran Air commercial plane for a fighter and shot it down soon after takeoff from Dubai, killing 290 civilians.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 5, 2026
A woman says doctors mistook her endometriosis for irritable bowel syndrome, as new figures show diagnosis delays are getting longer.
From BBC ● Apr. 8, 2026
At least 59 detainees were freed because the system mistook them for other people.
From Barron's ● Mar. 17, 2026
For a bear to kill another was rare, though, and when that happened it was usually by accident, or when one bear mistook the signals from another, as in the case of Iorek Byrnison.
From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman
She added: "Such a proposal would not merely be mistaken, misguided or unacceptable; it would deserve to be rejected outright."
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
This led to a deeper look into other factors contributing to wrongful convictions, including prosecutorial misconduct and mistaken eyewitness identifications, especially those made by witnesses with different racial backgrounds from the suspects.
From Salon ● Aug. 10, 2026
In a letter posted online, he said quitting was "the only way" to end a "difficult period", but insisted the decision should not be "mistaken for an acceptance of the narratives that have surrounded me".
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026
The mistaken reports mark the latest snafu for Bilt, which faced blowback after revamping its rewards-for-rent credit card earlier this year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
The small glimmer of hope he had held that she might be mistaken is crushed in three simple words.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
This is an easy category error for anyone to make when talking about tourism, mistaking a country’s boundless beauty and hospitality toward visitors for anything else.
From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2026
There is little chance of mistaking the test car for typical Mercedes fare.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 2, 2026
Chief Pentagon Spokesman Sean Parnell said some outlets accused Hegseth of mistaking Jackson’s Golden Globe-winning performance with actual scripture, and called that narrative “fake news.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2026
You might be forgiven for mistaking this as a nightclub but the 50 people - mostly women - are here for an hour of cardio and strengthening.
From BBC ● Mar. 21, 2026
There was no mistaking the relief and pleasure that came into their expressions.
From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman
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