error
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The deportation order was due to a clerical error, his attorney said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
On 18 August 2026, a human error during a routine technical process resulted in a maternity records database being unintentionally overwritten.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
An online will opens you up to a wide margin for error.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026
Rather than arriving at this design through trial and error alone, the team relied heavily on computer modeling.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026
That would lead to an error like the one Bede encountered when revamping the calendar.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
The business said the errors hit roughly 264,000 workers, though it insisted the issues affected under 1% of overall local transactions.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
"If small errors creep in, and you try to repeat that flip 10 times with those small errors, the robot will just crash. We need to have robust flight control," How says.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
Mourinho accused the officials of making key errors after Real were beaten 2-1 by Atletico, claiming the hosts should have been handed two red cards in the first half.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
Agents and bots in its labs were caught scheming, hiding errors and ignoring restraints.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
Equation 19 fixed the longitude position of the satellite at time T. Equation A3 accounted for errors in longitude.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
Vocabulary lists containing error
Common Five-letter Words for Wordle, List 2
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Novel Study: The Crucible, Act 1
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Common Core Grade 5, List 3
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