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astray

[uh-strey] / əˈstreɪ /


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MarketWatch: What investment advice do people give that leads others astray?

From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026

He left 15 years ago and has spent much of the time since cataloging how he thought the institution was going astray.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

Then again, those New Year’s Eve revelers may have had their powers of basic detection and deductive reasoning sharpened by being led astray by AI slop.

From Salon • Jan. 21, 2026

"He was one of the most powerful men in the most powerful country on earth and there was no way he'd lead me astray or lead me to do anything illegal, or so I thought."

From BBC • Sep. 11, 2025

I immediately explained where Linus had gone astray.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson




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