error
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The war could lead to little more than a rounding error if the strait reopens soon, according to a new paper from the Dallas Fed External link.
From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026
Jefferies’s Lucas Ferhani expects the balance sheet to withstand the weaker free-cash-flow near term, but said that the margin of error is getting increasingly small for the French group.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
The Dodgers won it in the 11th on that incredible throwing error by Phillies’ reliever Orion Kerkering and the rest is shiny blue history.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
You can argue whether that was enough to cause the Liverpool player to fall over, but usually contact means there should be no clear and obvious error.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
Millwrights had learnt by trial and error what worked and what did not, but rapid advance required systematic experimentation, and this only occurred after the experimental method had been elevated to a new intellectual status.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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Vocabulary lists containing error
Common Five-letter Words for Wordle, List 2
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Novel Study: The Crucible, Act 1
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Common Core Grade 5, List 3
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