erroneously
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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
“It just can’t be that they’re going to refuse to return someone who was erroneously deported.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026
AI detectors, for example, have a tendency to erroneously flag essays written by speakers of English as a second language, a 2023 Stanford analysis External link found.
From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026
But a person may also test positive for amyloid and be erroneously diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026
Reports from abroad asserted, erroneously, that Jack the Ripper had returned.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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