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errant

[er-uhnt] / ˈɛr ənt /


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The errant pooch then interrupted the proceedings again, with Joyce saying: "I do apologise for this dog, it's just started to bail up."

From Barron's Jul. 21, 2026

It means there is the potential for CAR-T therapy to be used more widely to target errant B cells.

From BBC Jun. 11, 2026

When errant, injured, or wildfire-hurt bears or mountain lions wander into Tahoe communities, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife rescues the animals and determines if they can be released back into the wild.

From MarketWatch Jun. 1, 2026

Overall the Lakers committed 21 more turnovers, giving up 26 points off the mistakes while paying dearly for every errant dribble or misfired pass against the swarming Thunder defenders.

From Los Angeles Times May 8, 2026

“Zen ze errant brain is introduced to ze left nostril, at vich time it is zucked in to fill ze void. All zimple physics.”

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman




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