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erroneous

[ih-roh-nee-uhs, e-roh-] / ɪˈroʊ ni əs, ɛˈroʊ- /


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Bilt said updates to correct the erroneous collections reports should be reflected on credit reports within three business days.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 2026

The erroneous map appeared during a State Department slide presentation about Washington's funding for programmes tackling HIV at an Aids conference in Brazil on Sunday.

From BBC Jul. 31, 2026

Some free speech experts felt Disney had a chance to win that case, based on erroneous statements made by ABC News anchor George Stephanopoulos.

From Los Angeles Times May 11, 2026

In a statement the Senegalese government said the "unprecedented and exceptionally serious decision" was based on "a manifestly erroneous interpretation of the regulations, leading to a grossly illegal and deeply unjust decision".

From BBC Mar. 18, 2026

It was a miraculous find, and what made it all the more striking was that the observations on which Lowell had predicted the existence of a planet beyond Neptune proved to be comprehensively erroneous.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson




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