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mistake

[mi-steyk] / mɪˈsteɪk /




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But make no mistake - there is another part of the economic jigsaw that is happening right in front of the eyes of football fans worldwide.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Willetts' father told the BBC his son had made a "mistake".

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

The defining mistake of the past 40 years of retirement planning is treating Social Security as a guaranteed floor strong enough to anchor everything else.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

Pratt’s first mistake was thinking that Angelenos wanted a campaign of wanton rage.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

So I kept the gold hidden and hoped that the miller had only made a mistake with the sack of sawdust.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff




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