mistakenly
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These include cancerous T cells and T cells that mistakenly attack healthy tissue, contributing to conditions such as lymphoma and autoimmune hepatitis.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 8, 2026
In fact, one in four voters in a Bowling Green State University poll even mistakenly identified Brown, a popular veteran of Ohio politics, as the incumbent.
From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2026
Now Johnson said she’s struggling to get her resume and cover letter through automated application readers that may mistakenly interpret her college graduation date of 2025 as meaning she’s had little work experience.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026
Meta has denied this, but acknowledged that some of Lula's campaign ads had been mistakenly deactivated due to technical errors.
From Barron's ● Oct. 25, 2026
In another mutant, two legs sprouted out of the antenna in a fly’s head—as if the build-a-leg command had mistakenly been launched in the head.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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