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Brittan said she had previously been offered compensation for another data breach by the Met, after they disclosed sensitive information about her first police interview by mistake to two people in Australia.

From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026

Every diversified portfolio looked like a mistake next to the index.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 15, 2026

“He told me at the end of my freshman year, ‘You’re going to start and if you make a mistake, it’s OK.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026

Now she reminds herself not to make that mistake, too—and to always ask, “What’s beyond phone booths?”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

I’m not going to make one single mistake with her.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko

"Serious mistakes like this are inevitable when a national retailer does hundreds of thousands of ID checks indiscriminately with this sinister surveillance tech," she said.

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026

Clinical geneticist Dr. Xiao P. Peng, who helped confirm Hinken’s family’s diagnoses, said the tools still make mistakes and are better at generating possible leads, translating complex medical jargon and compiling research than making diagnoses.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026

I made mistakes and he was supportive,” Shields said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026

In an interview with The Times earlier this month, Arday admitted making academic "mistakes" but said he was being wrongly "portrayed to be a liar and a fantasist and an academic fraud".

From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026

I have made many mistakes in my life, and will probably make many more, but I hope never to throw a stick at a bear again.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen

Gaik Pobokhian, when she mistook the gas and brake pedals and hit the gas pedal “way too hard.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026

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

At least 59 detainees were freed because the system mistook them for other people.

From Barron's ● Mar. 17, 2026

Esteban, who had not had a chance to get to know his daughter, mistook her placid amiability and her eagerness to set the table with the silver candlesticks for love.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende

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 repetition made the claims feel increasingly familiar – and familiarity can be mistaken for evidence.

From Salon ● Aug. 2, 2026

In the letter, Shah apologised for the Panorama clip, which he said unintentionally gave the "mistaken impression that President Trump made a direct call for violent action".

From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026

He shook his head, like jumbling his thoughts would make them fall clearer, let him see that he was mistaken.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

Traditionally, a Commonwealth-centric sport, there is no mistaking Glasgow 2026 is a major occasion for netball.

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026

A premise that had sounded a bit ridiculous—a trout mistaking my cast for an alighting insect—had been proven real.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026

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

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

There was no mistaking the relief and pleasure that came into their expressions.

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman