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incorrect

[in-kuh-rekt] / ˌɪn kəˈrɛkt /


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Did poor data on overtime pay before the passage of the tax law lead to incorrect expectations?

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

Taylor is correct that heteropessimism isn’t just for women but incorrect in citing professional misogynists like Andrew Tate and Nick Fuentes as practitioners.

From Salon • Jun. 3, 2026

"At the very least," argued Mr Price, the official "ought to have known that it was incorrect".

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

In January 2023, she was told she would face disciplinary proceedings, with the firm claiming she had been submitting hours worked under an incorrect pay level, among other things.

From BBC • May 31, 2026

With every typo she found, she crossed out the incorrect letter and wrote the correct one above.

From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman




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