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mistakenly

[mi-stey-kuhn-lee] / mɪˈsteɪ kən li /
ADVERB
wrongly
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The Pokémon Company said in a statement on Friday that the event had been "mistakenly posted" on its official card game website "due to a lack of due diligence".

From BBC

Other clients had identical claims in both groups and mistakenly believed the two firms that represented them were compiling the information into one claim, Thom said.

From Los Angeles Times

In early 2025 she was reassessed and the DWP mistakenly decided to remove her enhanced living allowance payments - which it has accepted was an error.

From BBC

For others, like cacti and succulents, Clare says we mistakenly drown them by unnecessarily watering them.

From BBC

Early on Tuesday morning, the regional governor mistakenly reported one person killed when a Ukrainian drone crashed into a residential building.

From Barron's