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Tony Hinchcliffe, who helms the No. 1 live podcast in the world, “Kill Tony,” applied his politically incorrect approach to comedy that similarly outraged audiences at a 2024 campaign rally for then-presidential candidate Donald Trump.
From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026
This week, Quentin Fottrell — the Moneyist — answered questions from a reader who apparently got incorrect information from an accountant about potential capital-gains taxes when selling an inherited home.
From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026
"The referee's call of a penalty was incorrect and that VAR should have intervened to recommend a review."
From BBC • May 15, 2026
“We think this decision is incorrect in law and anti-democratic,” she told reporters.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026
The rule is a product of the usual three confusions: English with Latin, informal style with incorrect grammar, and syntax with semantics.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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