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incorrect

[in-kuh-rekt] / ˌɪn kəˈrɛkt /


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Tony Hinchcliffe, who helms the No. 1 live podcast in the world, “Kill Tony,” applied his politically incorrect approach to comedy that similarly outraged audiences at a 2024 campaign rally for then-presidential candidate Donald Trump.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

The spike in overturned penalties in 2020-21 was mainly caused by factual offside and positional situations rather than incorrect foul or handball decisions.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

This week, Quentin Fottrell — the Moneyist — answered questions from a reader who apparently got incorrect information from an accountant about potential capital-gains taxes when selling an inherited home.

From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026

If this sounds like a lot of work, or unduly time-consuming, remember that it’s still a lot faster than rewinding weeks of work or a mistaken decision based on incorrect information.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

Anyway he related long pointless anecdotes of his undergraduate days, speaking familiarly of dead and departed professors by their first names, usually incorrect ones.

From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner




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