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astray

[uh-strey] / əˈstreɪ /


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As befits a campaign that has gone badly astray, injuries have played a key part.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

They are decent people who have been led astray.

From Salon • Jun. 8, 2026

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

From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026

If the digging phase is where ideas are found, it is also where many people go astray.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

But we also have to acknowledge and understand those circumstances when rapid cognition leads us astray.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell




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