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unerring

[uhn-ur-ing, -er-] / ʌnˈɜr ɪŋ, -ˈɛr- /


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He reinterprets even Lincoln’s best-known private and public writings with unerring applicability and deploys a surprising number of observations that contemporaries shared with each other about Lincoln—tidbits that have largely escaped notice by other scholars.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

In no time, Foster transitions right back into French, and aside from a few more intentional character slips throughout the film, Foster’s speech is unerring.

From Salon • Jan. 18, 2026

In her introduction, Lee’s appointed biographer Casey Cep observes that it “takes enormous patience and unerring instincts to refine a scrap of story into something ... keen and moving.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 21, 2025

The home side immediately took advantage of the reprieve as midfielder Hicham Boudaoui finished a breakaway with an unerring strike that curved away from Greif and into the Slovakian's far corner on 55 minutes.

From Barron's • Oct. 18, 2025

And Harry, with the unerring skill of the Seeker, caught the wand in his free hand as Voldemort fell backward, arms splayed, the slit pupils of the scarlet eyes rolling upward.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling