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“You don’t know the generation of the person interviewing you, so the safer bet is to err on the side of being more professional versus less professional,” Slabinski said.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026

Even if we can’t be sure something is conscious, we might err on the side of caution by assuming it is – what philosopher Jonathan Birch calls the precautionary principle for sentience.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 5, 2026

“The Fed is gun shy and will rather err on side of doing nothing and leaving things stable,” says Anna Rathbun, CEO of Grenadilla Advisory, a wealth management firm.

From Barron's ● May 29, 2026

Where sweaty digital executives err, Rahma thinks, is aiming too low.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 12, 2026

Someone in the Senate who tried to excuse him declared that there were many men who knew how not to err better than they knew how to correct their mistakes.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli

Mr. Rahe also errs on tariffs’ ability to promote manufacturing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 19, 2026

So his team errs on the side of caution, especially when the earthquake hits closer to the coast — as this one did — and could more quickly inundate populated areas.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 6, 2024

“In other words, by design, SPD errs on the side of overestimating any disparity for analytic purposes,” according to a recent “Outcome Measures Update” filed in federal court in conjunction with the OIG assessment.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 7, 2024

"The school errs on the side of pressing charges," Mefford said.

From Salon ● Dec. 20, 2022

“Me returns eighteen barks; eighteen errs makes burnt.”

From "An Abundance of Katherines" by John Green

Commenters tore into the paper, arguing that the researchers erred in how they sliced up the data and that they failed to acknowledge previous work that had covered similar ground.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026

Paramount is expected to argue that the states erred by not including streaming as part of the market definition.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026

The three judges also found that the original judge had erred by not deeming Tickle's removal from the app based on Grover's "first visual review" of the profile picture as direct discrimination.

From BBC ● May 15, 2026

Barron’s has argued that the industry erred by setting up private and public funds because it gives investors incentive to swap from private to public when the public funds get cheap.

From Barron's ● Apr. 3, 2026

Most sergeants were more like support personnel, there to set you straight when you erred, but mostly to help when you needed a hand.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover

However, during the meeting some members of the governing council said there “could be a case for erring on the dovish side.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 22, 2026

“We should be erring on the side of doing too much, not doing too little.”

From MarketWatch ● Jan. 17, 2026

Jhabbu Lal says "unless the erring policemen are arrested, we won't get justice".

From BBC ● Nov. 25, 2025

Spurs coach Mitch Johnson said the team were erring on the side of caution in their handling of Wembanyama's calf problem.

From Barron's ● Nov. 17, 2025

They heard the gentle remonstrance of a kindly king with an erring but much-loved minister.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien