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errant

[er-uhnt] / ˈɛr ənt /


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Fear not, netting surrounding the exhibit will keep errant drones from slamming into unwitting museum visitors.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

Some take care to use all the items inside, while others clear them out—wary of what could happen, chemically speaking, to an errant lotion left in a bag for decades.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

He retained his seat in the House of Lords, as there was no mechanism to remove an errant peer.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

At their lowest points, the creators we spoke to were not disrupted merely by the errant hostile comment.

From Salon ● Aug. 30, 2026

They warded off the negative stereotypes that haunted Negroes like shadows, using tough love to protect both the errant individual and the group from her failings.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly


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