erroneous
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County sent erroneous evacuation alerts during last year’s L.A. fires.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026
"If this effect is not accounted for, it can lead to the erroneous conclusion that the expansion rate is accelerating."
From Science Daily ● Sep. 9, 2026
Civitas Como, a local citizens group, has challenged the legitimacy of ban, describing it as "questionable and erroneous".
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
The tool published erroneous headlines, causing concern among publishers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
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
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Grade 9, List 6
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