erroneous

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The scandal dates back to 2013, when a new DWP billing system issued erroneous bills to thousands of customers, including a Van Nuys couple billed nearly $52,000.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026

No longer the generator of cheesy poems or erroneous arguments, AI can draft quality movie scripts rivaling Hollywood’s greatest writers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 16, 2025

By way of erroneous example, the letter exclusively mentions ICEBlock, which does not collect or display anybody’s identity.

From Slate • Dec. 8, 2025

"China's development poses no threat to any nation," it said in a statement, adding that Starmer's remarks were "erroneous".

From Barron's • Dec. 2, 2025

In 1532, however, Johannes Vögelin measured the parallax of the comet that appeared in that year and claimed to confirm the erroneous result of pseudo-Regiomontanus.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton