erroneous

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Online discussion site Reddit has filed a legal challenge against Australia's ban, which it described as "legally erroneous".

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

The scandal dates back to 2013, when a new DWP billing system issued erroneous bills to thousands of customers, including a Van Nuys couple billed nearly $52,000.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026

At appearances on 1 December and 6 January, Guildford told the Home Affairs Select Committee the force "do not use AI", rather that it was a Google search that provided the erroneous information.

From BBC • Jan. 14, 2026

Volunteers who work on free software he maintains, a widely used program called Curl, were inundated with useless or erroneous reports.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 11, 2025

Readers accustomed to uncalibrated dates will need to bear this distinction in mind whenever they find me quoting apparently erroneous dates that are older than the ones with which they are familiar.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond