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It may be voted as an on-field error, but not to the threshold for VAR.
From BBC β Nov. 9, 2026
James had two early bursts down the left-hand side but another knock-on, which was a fifth handling error in 15 minutes, demonstrated the inaccuracy of the opening quarter.
From BBC β Nov. 7, 2026
The remedy should reward honesty rather than punish error.
From The Wall Street Journal β Nov. 6, 2026
Land inside your declared error bars and you are protected.
From The Wall Street Journal β Nov. 6, 2026
To have yielded then would have been an error of principle; to have yielded now would have been an error of judgment.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte BrontΓ«
Soon the entire Aussie team caught the bug with simple drops and brainless errors, and after 12 minutes Simaima Taufa conceded a penalty under the posts.
From BBC β Nov. 8, 2026
Differences in these systems may help explain why people with sleep disorders often experience slower reaction times, difficulty making decisions, and a greater likelihood of errors or accidents.
From Science Daily β Nov. 8, 2026
After threatening to take control, Wales continually let Japan back into the game as they were guilty of poor handling errors, bouts of indiscipline and lapses in concentration.
From BBC β Nov. 8, 2026
A scale that wobbles at random is annoying, but its errors cancel out.
From The Wall Street Journal β Nov. 6, 2026
Vesalius claimed to identify scores of errors in Galen and thus undermined his authority, just as Columbus’s discoveries had undermined the authority of Ptolemy.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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