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The 2026 survey was based on some 19,200 face-to-face interviews carried out in 17 countries between May 7 and June 17, with a margin of error of 1 percent.
From Barron's β Oct. 2, 2026
“Inflection appears to be a false start,” the analysts wrote, adding that the numbers may reflect a data error.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 2, 2026
Hyperion failed in 2021 after human error and equipment failure flooded the plant, eventually pouring 17 million gallons of sewage into the ocean.
From Los Angeles Times β Oct. 2, 2026
The president then caught his error, sort of: “Actually, that was yeah, Medinah, at Medinah, last year, Marion, this time of year.”
From Slate β Oct. 2, 2026
Hooke pointed out the error and suggested that the correct orbit followed by the falling object, assuming it could pass through the solid Earth without resistance, would be a kind of shrinking ellipse.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
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"The club's firm position is that, on multiple grounds, the opinion contains clear material errors, of law, principle and fact and is unsafe," City said in a statement.
From Barron's β Oct. 2, 2026
“A lot of unforced errors, a lot of negative headlines,” Gates said of those decisions.
From Los Angeles Times β Oct. 1, 2026
City have claimed the commission's decision contained "clear material errors, of law, principle and fact, and is unsafe".
From BBC β Oct. 1, 2026
This can cause refractive errors such as myopia, better known as nearsightedness, in which distant objects appear blurry.
From Science Daily β Sep. 29, 2026
What should we do about Warren Harding errors?
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
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Common Core Grade 5, List 3
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