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incorrectly

ADVERB
mistakenly
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Hamilton ruled that it had only "partially complied" with FOI legislation by "failing to provide a complete response" to the request and "incorrectly withholding" some details.

From BBC Aug. 13, 2026

The original incorrectly attributed the remarks throughout to Macquarie.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 6, 2026

Telomeres help keep chromosomes from deteriorating or being incorrectly identified by cells as broken pieces of DNA.

From Science Daily Aug. 2, 2026

When the rumor mills incorrectly assumed Page was playing Achilles, heads exploded.

From Salon Aug. 2, 2026

Calculated incorrectly, the ball would go out of bounds, the astronauts life endangered.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly




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