in error
idiom
1
: not correct : mistaken
I believe your conclusion is in error.
The judge was in error when she allowed the evidence to be admitted.
2
: in a way that is not correct
My earlier statement was made in error.
The evidence was admitted in error.
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Basically everyone depended on those companies and then that dependency was revealed to be in error.
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Nilay Patel, The Verge, 11 July 2024
The council is in error about the cause of pollution.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 22 June 2024
But those lucky numbers were generated in error in 2022, the 67-year-old told lottery officials.
—Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 14 June 2024
Fury was then quoted telling other news outlets that the North Korean leader was mentioned in error.
—Mallory Moench, TIME, 5 May 2024
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Nilay Patel, The Verge, 11 July 2024
The council is in error about the cause of pollution.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 22 June 2024
But those lucky numbers were generated in error in 2022, the 67-year-old told lottery officials.
—Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 14 June 2024
Fury was then quoted telling other news outlets that the North Korean leader was mentioned in error.
—Mallory Moench, TIME, 5 May 2024
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“In error.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20error. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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