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The loyalty of USC’s fans, however, shouldn’t be mistaken for excitement.

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The animals, also known as the plains wolf and listed as vulnerable, are smaller than the stronger Himalayan wolf and can be mistaken for other species such as jackals.

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Symptoms of autoimmune disease are often mistaken for normal signs of aging, leaving the disorder undiagnosed for years.

The document corrected mistaken press reports stating that the attorney general's office had proposed the bargain.

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"While the BBC has apologized for its decision, stating that the program created what it now acknowledges was a 'mistaken impression', concerns remain," Carr added in his letter.

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