mistaken
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And he knew that taking the time to explain why the chatbot was mistaken would require charging his client extra.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026
Andriessen set out to show how mistaken Plato was.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026
Iowa is not likely to be mistaken for France anytime soon, but Lahn’s version of conservatism is still very European.
From Slate ● Oct. 26, 2026
The BBC apologised for the error and said that the broadcast gave "the mistaken impression that President Trump made a direct call for violent action".
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
This is called “burying your head in the sand,” and the expression comes from a widely held but mistaken belief about ostriches.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
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