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incorrect

[in-kuh-rekt] / ˌɪn kəˈrɛkt /


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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

The share of "hasty readers", who rush through texts to give quick, incorrect answers, has almost doubled between 2018 and 2025.

From BBC 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

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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