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Last year, the attorney general sued oil giant Exxon, alleging it used deceptive practices to craft an “erroneous perception” that plastic is easily recycled.

After she realized her erroneous deployment of the concept, she was given a shot at redemption in the opportunity to carefully consider how to position “Ironic” in the “Jagged Little Pill” Broadway musical.

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Some were hastily informed that their firings were erroneous, but the experience rattled the CDC, an agency tasked with overseeing the national response to seasonal respiratory illnesses at a time when those illnesses typically spike.

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“For the younger generation in particular, ‘War of Resistance god-tier dramas’ can convey erroneous historical perceptions and values.”

CFPB, where the court ruled the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s leadership structure was unconstitutional, he articulated his desire to “repudiate” the “erroneous precedent” of Humphrey’s.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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