erroneously
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Johnson, he added, gets blamed for tampering with Social Security, with many people erroneously believing the president dipped into the program’s coffers.
From MarketWatch • May 2, 2026
“It just can’t be that they’re going to refuse to return someone who was erroneously deported.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026
Just as Polymarket’s betting contract was set to expire, ISW’s map erroneously showed Myrnohrad to be under Russian control, even though Russia hadn’t actually captured the town.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
AI detectors, for example, have a tendency to erroneously flag essays written by speakers of English as a second language, a 2023 Stanford analysis External link found.
From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026
Probably because it was the first generally practiced method of biological control, this setting of one insect against another is widely but erroneously thought to be the only alternative to chemicals.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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