inadvertent
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With the substitution exposed, Fox claimed the error was inadvertent.
From Salon • Mar. 9, 2026
McDonnell said he ordered an internal audit to determine whether similar inadvertent sharing had occurred within the Los Angeles Police Department.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026
No matter, many took his comments to be an inadvertent slip of the greatest secret in history.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 22, 2026
Chief Justice John Roberts, as well as others, questioned whether inadvertent errors in mortgage paperwork could plausibly rise to the level of gross negligence.
From Barron's • Jan. 22, 2026
He yelped, firing another inadvertent camera flash, catching a few of Otto’s Second Guessers.
From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles
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