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mistake

[mi-steyk] / mɪˈsteɪk /




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But if you thought the musicals-as-stunt-programming trend blew itself out completely, you are mistaken.

From Salon

“If these other guys make the same mistakes they made six years ago, and if the forecast about $175 per barrel is right, you’ll see airlines not survive,” he said Tuesday.

From Los Angeles Times

But make no mistake—a bottom is likely closer than investors think.

From Barron's

“We figured it out more quickly than we anticipated, which is a lovely mistake or lovely accident,” he says.

From The Wall Street Journal

He called on the the education and health ministers "to explain who made this decision, why, and a guarantee that the same mistake will never again be repeated".

From BBC