error
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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
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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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