erroneously
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Mr. Wright erroneously claims that Lincoln’s widely published 1862 letter to Greeley on the subject of emancipation marked “the first and only time a sitting US President has ever written a letter to the editor.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
County, which appeared to — erroneously — show reality TV personality Spencer Pratt receiving no new votes in a daily vote count.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 14, 2026
ICDs can also cause what are known as inappropriate shocks - instances where the device is erroneously activated.
From BBC ● Jun. 8, 2026
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
Several magazines and newspapers have erroneously reported that I was a correspondent for Outside Online.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
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