inadvertency

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Leak Investigation 1 appears to have stemmed from mistake, inadvertency and laziness.

From Salon • Apr. 23, 2025

It was strange, however, that he should betray himself by such an inadvertency.

From Memoirs of Carwin, the Biloquist by Brown, Charles Brockden

He remained, therefore, continually shut up in his laboratory, watching his furnace; for a moment's inadvertency might once more defeat all his expectations.

From Bracebridge Hall, or The Humorists by Irving, Washington

Now, through his own inadvertency, he had rushed, as he believed, into the jaws of the pest.

From Ormond, Volume I (of 3) or, The Secret Witness by Brown, Charles Brockden

Most mistakes arose from inadvertency: many from unfortunate design.

From The Causes of the Corruption of the Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels Being the Sequel to The Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels by Miller, Edward