erroneously
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It said the crew members then "erroneously concluded that the number one and three engines had failed".
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
Palacios was also accused of threatening a man with criminal charges in May whom he erroneously believed leaked his name to the press.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
Mr. Wright erroneously claims that Lincoln’s widely published 1862 letter to Greeley on the subject of emancipation marked “the first and only time a sitting US President has ever written a letter to the editor.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
Johnson, he added, gets blamed for tampering with Social Security, with many people erroneously believing the president dipped into the program’s coffers.
From MarketWatch ● May 2, 2026
Reports from abroad asserted, erroneously, that Jack the Ripper had returned.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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err (stray; go wrong)
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