erring
Example Sentences
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However, during the meeting some members of the governing council said there “could be a case for erring on the dovish side.”
“We should be erring on the side of doing too much, not doing too little.”
From MarketWatch
Spurs coach Mitch Johnson said the team were erring on the side of caution in their handling of Wembanyama's calf problem.
From Barron's
"His recovery is probably a little bit slower than we thought but we're always erring on the side of caution," said Key.
From BBC
In his first interview since it became public, Shapps told the BBC erring on the side of caution was "entirely justified", adding his focus had been "sorting out the mess and saving lives".
From BBC
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