erroneously
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The Los Angeles Police Department told Bass’ office that it had erroneously issued criminal citations to vendors around MacArthur Park, Bass spokesperson Paige Sterling told The Times on Thursday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
State law bars prosecuting people who erroneously end up on the rolls, and if the government later encourages them to vote, there’s an entrapment defense.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
ICDs can also cause what are known as inappropriate shocks - instances where the device is erroneously activated.
From BBC ● Jun. 8, 2026
Johnson, he added, gets blamed for tampering with Social Security, with many people erroneously believing the president dipped into the program’s coffers.
From MarketWatch ● May 2, 2026
Every now and then at flea markets, or in the occasional photography book, I come across one of Plantagenet’s old pictures, usually erroneously ascribed to the twenties because of the Daimler.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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err (stray; go wrong)
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