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Weak initial connections allow incorrect combinations to separate, giving the proteins another opportunity to find a better arrangement.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 22, 2026
The force said it accepted that the "initial court's decision to issue warrants under the specific piece of legislation used was incorrect" before they searched the former prince's properties on 19 February.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
“Information circulating that the student’s death was heat-related is incorrect, and there are no indications of any suspicious activity related to the student’s passing.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026
She called this a “display error,” where the agent sent incorrect characters in outgoing messages in “some limited scenarios.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
I say ridge; the word perhaps gives an incorrect impression of how steep the rise from the shore was.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
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