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error

[er-er] / ˈɛr ər /


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He fell to the ground mid-rally, picked himself back up and forced an error out of Zverev to clinch the first break of serve almost three hours into the match.

From BBC Jul. 12, 2026

And he cropped up in exactly the right place to capitalize on the error from Belgium’s Senne Lammens, who only entered the game in the second half to replace the injured Thibaut Courtois.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

Unless there was an error by the insurer, a lapsed policy has no death benefit.

From MarketWatch Jul. 9, 2026

Second baseman Alex Freeland tried to hit Rojas in stride with his throw and was charged with an error when it got away and the go-ahead run scored.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 8, 2026

The main fear of every top notch chess player, the story went on, “is the inexplicable error from which no one is immune,” the chance blunder.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

Under the VAR system, officials sitting before a bank of monitors in a centralized control room review match footage in real time and advise the on-field referee of potential errors.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 12, 2026

Roughly 20% to 30% of travel-insurance claims are denied, according to Squaremouth, usually due to missing paperwork or clerical errors.

From MarketWatch Jul. 9, 2026

According to both Miller and Han, improving education at every step of the prescribing process, from the doctor's office to the pharmacy counter, could help prevent many of these medication errors.

From Science Daily Jul. 9, 2026

The Dodgers widened their lead to two runs but gave it up in the eighth on a pair of errors, including one on a sacrifice bunt.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 8, 2026

Einstein’s theories corrected Newton’s errors; they explained Mercury’s wobble, for instance.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife




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