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astray

[uh-strey] / əˈstreɪ /


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As befits a campaign that has gone badly astray, injuries have played a key part.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

They are decent people who have been led astray.

From Salon • Jun. 8, 2026

Defector Brooks Koepka skulked back to the PGA Tour, accepting penalties for going astray.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

As app users become even more desperate for human connection and worse at identifying what’s written by bots, they’ll be pulled toward profiles that are overtly unconventional to avoid being led astray.

From Slate • Jan. 7, 2026

Nor would they be led astray by the packaging for Christian Brothers, or be as easily confused by the difference between something they truly don’t like and something they simply find unusual.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell




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