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typo

[tahy-poh] / ˈtaɪ poʊ /
NOUN
erratum
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A search in Messages shows Obuchowski has sent the typo over 50 times since last November, at times in deeply personal conversations.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 29, 2026

The morning after this article was published, HPE said it had made a typo in a footnote in its press release.

From Barron's Oct. 15, 2025

When I saw UCLA’s game against Penn State was being designated a “Blue Out,” I figured it had to be a typo.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 4, 2025

An unlikely consequence of all this has been the elevation of the once embarrassing typo.

From Slate Aug. 20, 2025

“Technically it was a typo, Hilly,” was all I could think to say.

From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett

He then sent out the names of the districts being targeted, quietly lamenting a few typos.

From Barron's Aug. 16, 2026

Despite typos and a complete lack of please or thank you, Claude obliged.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 15, 2026

A.I. didn’t outline it for me and didn’t catch typos on a first draft, though I don’t have any more of a moral issue with that practice than I do with using spellcheck.

From Slate May 24, 2026

Jaxon Smith-Njigba was sent a trophy for Offensive Player of the Year that contained multiple typos.

From Los Angeles Times May 19, 2026

I am told there are writers who can tap out a coherent essay in a single pass, at most checking for typos and touching up the punctuation before sending it off for publication.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker




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