erroneously
Example Sentences
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The reimbursement payments were erroneously classified as legal fees, previous investigations have found.
From Washington Post
In an order Wednesday, the state’s highest court said a lower court erroneously dismissed Lake’s claim challenging the application of signature verification procedures on early ballots in Maricopa County.
From Seattle Times
For a man whom the BBC had erroneously identified as British only a few weeks before, it was quite a moment.
From New York Times
In addition, 7.2 million people were counted erroneously, most because they were counted twice.
From Fox News
The investigation by senior assistant ombudsman Bert Dalmer found that deputies erroneously believed they could not charge Lassance with operating while intoxicated because her car was shut off when they found her.
From Seattle Times
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