error
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It has to be a clear error to give the foul and not just a subjective difference of opinion about the card.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
Shake Shack denied charging “no tip” fees after a viral TikTok appeared to show menu prices jumping when a customer declined a gratuity, blaming the error on a kiosk malfunction.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
Likely out of reach is the MLB record for consecutive games without an error at any position, held by outfielder Robbie Grossman at 440 games, a streak that ended in 2022.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
The regulator, which received two complaints about the broadcast, said the "very significant inaccuracy" and the "considerable length of time" taken to acknowledge the error breached two of its rules.
From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026
In that context, then, Coca-Cola’s error with New Coke becomes all the more egregious.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
He said that some errors in his early academic work were because of his autism, as he relied on using mimicry to understand information.
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026
Their performance deteriorated, with errors in altitude, heading and radio navigation.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
Two strategies are in play, but they’ve got different — but close — age requirements that lead to common errors I see.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026
That’s a total of eight errors in 216 career games and 1,899 innings at shortstop.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
Of all the world’s errors, he seemed to feel, the most fundamental was the “erasing” of people, the “hiding away” of suffering.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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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