erroneously
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ICDs can also cause what are known as inappropriate shocks - instances where the device is erroneously activated.
From BBC ● Jun. 8, 2026
Riki Ben-David, 45, was sitting in her garden in Shomera on Saturday night when an Israeli interceptor erroneously exploded in the air without sirens being sounded in advance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 31, 2026
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
But it was a misunderstanding, though unintentional, like a painting erroneously attributed to a master.
From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman
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