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These approaches could help calibrate systems more responsibly by testing how often an algorithm wrongly flags people or locations.

From Salon • May 12, 2026

Suu Kyi's lawyers Francois Zimeray and Catalina de la Sota told AFP in a statement they "welcome the evolution of her situation while stressing that she remains wrongly deprived of liberty".

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

The man who found Zac’s body had earlier been wrongly suspected in the death of another young man who had drowned in the Thames.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

Rightly or wrongly, the Ballon d'Or isn't simply a case of rewarding solo brilliance.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

At first she was simply intrigued by the basic things she didn’t know, and the many things she’d wrongly presumed.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers




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