mistakenly
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He was so stricken when a local restaurant mistakenly grilled his food in butter, instead of oil, that he was unconscious when the ambulance arrived.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026
Brock Campbell, BNY Mellon’s Global Infrastructure Income exchange-traded fund manager, said some investors mistakenly believe the artificial-intelligence play has peaked.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
South Wales Police said it did not attend the scene, while a local councillor believes the driver mistakenly drove down a walking path believing to be a road before getting stuck.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
But Olly - who has dealt with these before when he has mistakenly posted copyrighted material - says they are usually easy to deal with, and "you can easily tell the difference".
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
Psi subjects 3285 and 5312, who were taken from camp boundaries at approximately 03:34 by a Children’s League operative, are now believed to have been mistakenly identified as Green upon their initial classification....”’
From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken
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