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incorrectly

ADVERB
mistakenly
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He said that postings have "incorrectly" identified other woman as Doe.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

“I was the chairman of it in Chicago at Marion, which is great,” he said, incorrectly.

From Slate ● Oct. 2, 2026

Corrections & Amplifications Jill Valentine, a resident of Fairford, was incorrectly identified as Jill Lavender in an earlier version of this article.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

Sept. 19, 2026For the Record: An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated KCAL’s helicopter is owned by Angel City Air.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026

The date of my birth got even more confusing when my dad accidentally filled out an immigration document incorrectly and suddenly I was born on September 21.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi




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