astray
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He left 15 years ago and has spent much of the time since cataloging how he thought the institution was going astray.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026
Then again, those New Year’s Eve revelers may have had their powers of basic detection and deductive reasoning sharpened by being led astray by AI slop.
From Salon • Jan. 21, 2026
As app users become even more desperate for human connection and worse at identifying what’s written by bots, they’ll be pulled toward profiles that are overtly unconventional to avoid being led astray.
From Slate • Jan. 7, 2026
The effect of what sounded like ticking clocks going astray felt like an inviting dip in the lake.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 30, 2025
We read of the regent’s death in the newspaper because the telegram that had been sent to Justice had gone astray.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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