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mistake

[mi-stayk] / mɪˈsteɪk /




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She also revealed how her condition can lead to awkward encounters, saying she sometimes approaches the wrong people "and give them an almost hug" before realising her mistake.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

The Seahawks can slow the run and pressure Patrick Mahomes into making a mistake.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

But losing would not make his candidacy a mistake.

From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2026

A mysterious train delay nearly 180 years ago has led scientists to uncover a surprising mistake in the history of space weather.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 21, 2026

I couldn’t help wondering if it was a mistake somehow, if Luc had misspoken.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

She’s unafraid to go deep and dark, naming feelings and investigating mistakes.

From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2026

“I always said that year one would be moments of brilliance and moments where I want to tear my hair out because of the mistakes he makes,” Wolff said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

Gomez acknowledged in a statement earlier this year that he made “personal mistakes outside my marriage,” but said that his “actions were consensual in nature and haven’t violated the law or House Ethics rules.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

A key part of this efficiency comes from the ability of protein building blocks to make mistakes without permanently disrupting the process.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 22, 2026

There were so many mistakes most of the contestants didn’t know what it meant, what they were supposed to do, or why the judges hadn’t proofread their paragraph before passing it around.

From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein

Meta apologized for suspending the primary Instagram account of No Kings protest organizers on a day of events around the country, saying it mistook activity by a Claude tool for bot traffic.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

He was tricked into surrendering when he mistook Ukrainian soldiers for his Russian allies.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026

Gaik Pobokhian, when she mistook the gas and brake pedals and hit the gas pedal “way too hard.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026

During a nighttime field survey, researchers initially mistook the animal for a mushroom, highlighting just how convincing its disguise is.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 17, 2026

“You quite mistook Mr. Darcy. He only meant that there was not such a variety of people to be met with in the country as in town, which you must acknowledge to be true.”

From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen

That category extends beyond generative AI, so the percentage should not be mistaken for a precise measure of AI exposure.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026

She did say, however, that staying a few miles offshore helped to avoid being mistaken for shark food.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026

Nugent said she "definitely, 100%" believed it was a case of mistaken identity.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

Optimists who think the foolishness will blow over are mistaken.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

He shook his head, like jumbling his thoughts would make them fall clearer, let him see that he was mistaken.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

There is no mistaking a strong Gallic twang as Balshaw, who celebrated the first ATP Tour victory of his career this week, discusses his journey.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

LZ is especially sensitive to events of this kind, while its design also helps scientists reduce the chances of mistaking ordinary particle interactions for dark matter.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026

A premise that had sounded a bit ridiculous—a trout mistaking my cast for an alighting insect—had been proven real.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026

This is an easy category error for anyone to make when talking about tourism, mistaking a country’s boundless beauty and hospitality toward visitors for anything else.

From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2026

From the corner of his eye he saw them, at first mistaking them for a strand of his own hair caught by the wind.

From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko


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