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astray

[uh-strey] / əˈstreɪ /


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MarketWatch: What investment advice do people give that leads others astray?

From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026

Defector Brooks Koepka skulked back to the PGA Tour, accepting penalties for going astray.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Lineouts were going astray before the foul weather set in and full-back Jordan, preferred to Blair Kinghorn, did not look too clever for the Italian's opening scores.

From BBC • Feb. 7, 2026

As app users become even more desperate for human connection and worse at identifying what’s written by bots, they’ll be pulled toward profiles that are overtly unconventional to avoid being led astray.

From Slate • Jan. 7, 2026

It went astray in this case, as it often does, and an Irish knight called Patrick ate the apple which was intended for Gawaine.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White




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