astray
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Just as your altruism or kindness can lead you astray, so can other motivations, like greed — participating in a get-rich-quick scam that seems too good to be true.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026
In these murmurs, Ullom wonders how much modern technology has led us astray.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
They are decent people who have been led astray.
From Salon ● Jun. 8, 2026
Defector Brooks Koepka skulked back to the PGA Tour, accepting penalties for going astray.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026
When he dreamed of the shadow or so much as thought of it, he felt always that same cold dread: sense and power drained out of him, leaving him stupid and astray.
From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin
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