system error

Example Sentences

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On Monday 30 people were affected by a booking system error which caused some time slots at Jurassic World: The Experience at Battersea Power Station to be oversold.

From BBC • Dec. 30, 2025

Just a quiet correction of a system error that should never have happened.

From Slate • Jun. 16, 2025

She continued: “This system error has been corrected.”

From Washington Times • Jul. 18, 2022

An official at South Korea’s defense ministry told reporters on Wednesday that it believed the intrusion could not have resulted from a system error.

From Reuters • Jul. 24, 2019

A Target spokesperson said the company lowered the price of the pink scooter after the report was released Friday, calling the discrepancy a "system error."

From Washington Post • Dec. 22, 2015