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incorrectly

ADVERB
mistakenly
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In later posts on Thursday, the AI chatbot said it had "incorrectly named" Hill and it had made a "mistake in visual identification".

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

The bad news: We often go about it incorrectly.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

An earlier version of this article incorrectly stated his pay rate.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

It also helps prevent proteins from folding incorrectly and sticking together in toxic aggregates.

From Science Daily • May 29, 2026

Hris was a great compliment, for jerfalcons were only supposed to be used by kingk At any rate that is what the Abbem Juliana Berners tell us—perhaps incorrectly.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White




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