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error

[er-er] / ˈɛr ər /


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Jamie McCart then became detached from his trolley and Celtic scored from that error, too.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

After the latest corrections, however, engineers measured an optical error of just 63 nanometers RMS, substantially better than the original requirement.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026

"City will need to identify a material error of law, principle or fact, or serious procedural unfairness, which materially affected the Commission's decision," Severn said.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

Instead, manager Dave Roberts will put the ball — and his team’s future — in the massive right hand of Tyler Glasnow, who will have no margin for error.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

“I did find an error in it. Let’s see if I can quote the spot...Well, roughly translated, it went something like this...”

From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham

Health executives say worker churn also jeopardizes patient safety, intensifying the risk of patient falls, medical errors and missed cues.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

Both factors could have introduced errors into the exposure estimates.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026

On their Women's World Cup debut, they had scored against England, taking advantage of multiple English errors to deservedly pull level inside the opening 10 minutes.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

During a hearing, Judge Joseph A. Montano granted Busfield’s motion to dismiss his indictment, citing prosecutorial misconduct and errors that undermined the grand jury process.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

She was prone to errors of deportment—in moments of abstraction she tended to shift her weight onto one foot in a way that particularly enraged her superior.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan


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