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According to the OECD’s director for education and skills, students have become increasingly “hasty” in their engagement with texts, giving fast but often incorrect responses, a development he attributed to digitalization and screen use.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
"Once you make an incorrect bond, everything goes south."
From Science Daily ● Aug. 30, 2026
"Recent observations hint that our standard model of the universe is incorrect," she told a press conference on Saturday, adding that Roman will help clear that up.
From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 2026
A spokesperson for the Sydney Marathon told the BBC: "A little too much international flavour has found its way onto the back of the finishers medal, with an incorrect depiction of the stadium."
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
If history had unfolded differently, today’s correct forms could have been incorrect, and vice versa.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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