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mistakenly

[mi-stey-kuhn-lee] / mɪˈsteɪ kən li /
ADVERB
wrongly
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Oftentimes in cases such as this, it turns out folks mistakenly registered when, for example, getting a driver’s license.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 3, 2026

ServiceNow Chief Executive Bill McDermott has argued that ServiceNow was mistakenly caught in the rerating of software companies.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 21, 2026

"Having shown that female-biased genes are heavily enriched in inflammatory pathways, we now have another biological rationale for why the immune system can more easily mistakenly attack the body's own tissues in women."

From Science Daily Aug. 20, 2026

From the jump, it’s hard to shake the feeling that “Tony” is mistakenly aligning itself with the public’s idea of Bourdain rather than the man’s reality.

From Salon Aug. 12, 2026

Years later I would acquire a horse who had mistakenly killed his owner, a young woman who was checking his back feet, when a dog came too close.

From This Side of Wild by Gary Paulsen




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