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error

[er-er] / ˈɛr ər /


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Meanwhile, higher labor and food expenses continue to pressure margins, leaving operators little room for error.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

Importantly, it has to be a clear error to give the foul and not just a subjective difference of opinion about the card.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

It erased that error I made in the outfield as a kid.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

The poll of 8,578 registered California voters was conducted between May 19 and 25 online in English and Spanish and has a margin of error of about 2 percentage points in either direction.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

I work on my app, double-checking that I worked out the programming error that kept coming up when I tried to run it on my phone.

From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott




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