err
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Where sweaty digital executives err, Rahma thinks, is aiming too low.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026
People don’t know how long they will live, so they err on the side of caution.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026
Early childhood advocates in California tend to err on the side of limiting testing as well, Fuller said.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 5, 2026
“The guidelines err in promoting meat and dairy products, which are principal drivers of cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and obesity,” Neal Barnard, president of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, said in a statement.
From Barron's • Jan. 7, 2026
And Jethro remembered words in the President’s letter: “There will be much criticism, but if I err it will be on the side of mercy.”
From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt
Vocabulary lists containing err
Grade 10, List 1
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Essential Three-Letter Words, Part 1
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Auggie & Me
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