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The ultimate replacement rate of 36.6% is higher than the original rate for early retirees, and reduced from the exceedingly high rates that emerged from an error in the indexation of benefits in the 1970s.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026
Meanwhile, higher labor and food expenses continue to pressure margins, leaving operators little room for error.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
He misses the possibility of repeating the error when, in the same document, he settles—in one decisive, overconfident paragraph—the question of whether the cognitive systems we are building could ever have inner lives.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
The lander touched down on Mars on Christmas Day 2003, but, due to a communications error, it was considered lost until January 2015, when it was confirmed that it had actually landed successfully.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
A four-year error is inconsequential if everyone agrees to make the same mistake, as, indeed, we have.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
Vocabulary lists containing error
Common Five-letter Words for Wordle, List 2
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Novel Study: The Crucible, Act 1
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Common Core Grade 5, List 3
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