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error

[er-er] / ˈɛr ər /


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“If you can’t afford the repayment and feel the error wasn’t your fault or is unfair, you can request a waiver to avoid having to repay an overpayment.”

From MarketWatch • Jun. 24, 2026

Those who view IPOs as stepping stones to great wealth, as it turns out, are making a category error.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 2026

StubHub International said the hidden fees were as a result of an "isolated platform error" that led to some chRGES appearing at checkout rather than earlier in the buying process.

From BBC • Jun. 23, 2026

Vesalius famously corrected centuries of inherited error, challenging the ancient physician Galen through direct observation of the human body.

From Science Daily • Jun. 21, 2026

Actually the school was named after its founder, the aforementioned Agatha Swanburne, but in the interest of time Penelope let the error pass.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood




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