inadvertent

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With the substitution exposed, Fox claimed the error was inadvertent.

From Salon • Mar. 9, 2026

Commissioner Rasha Gerges Shields said it lacked guardrails against the inadvertent deletion of pertinent records.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 29, 2026

Chief Justice John Roberts, as well as others, questioned whether inadvertent errors in mortgage paperwork could plausibly rise to the level of gross negligence.

From Barron's • Jan. 22, 2026

That Belmondo morphs from appealing photojournalist to unlikable sexual cad while the picture’s ostensible star—Claude Brasseur as an inadvertent cop killer—disappears for long stretches does the picture no favors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 21, 2026

There have been five great kisses since 1642 B.C., when Saul and Delilah Korn’s inadvertent discovery swept across Western civilization.

From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman