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Recent Examples of errancy
Traversing Central and Eastern Europe, New York, California, the Southwestern U. S., Buenos Aires, and Haiti, Reines resembles a cosmic outlaw, a modern-day wandering Jew, whose errancy and alienation disrupts illusions of order.
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Hannah Aizenman, The New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2019
Hannah Aizenman, The New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for errancy
Noun
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The 23-year-old started only 15 games through his first two seasons because of injuries, inaccuracy and immaturity that led to a two-game benching in 2024.—
James Boyd,
New York Times,
4 May 2026
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You're entitled to a free copy of your ChexSystems report and can dispute inaccuracies or resolve outstanding issues directly.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
1 May 2026
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Mayer advanced to third on a subsequent error by Walls trying to flip the ball to second base, which scored Yoshida, and came home himself on Caleb Durbin’s RBI single, tying the game at 3-3.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
8 May 2026
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He was found dead by suicide in his jail cell that August — the result of what federal investigators concluded in 2023 was a cascade of misconduct, negligence and errors by staff at the Metropolitan Correctional Center.—
Tom Winter,
NBC news,
7 May 2026
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In a recent tactical blunder, the first lady’s farcical rollout of a teacher robot made unusually clear what this administration really thinks of children, teachers and schools.—
Randi Weingarten,
Fortune,
6 May 2026
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Although the mom of four appeared to spend the rest of her night faux pas-free, she's had to handle sartorial blunders before.—
Michelle Lee,
PEOPLE,
6 May 2026
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Meanwhile, after getting completely smothered over the past two nights, the Red Sox offense jolted to life in the second inning and took advantage of a defensive miscue that extended the inning.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
24 Apr. 2026
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Given the groundswell of opposition against the merger, on top of other miscues during Zaslav’s four-year run at the helm of the company, the shareholder sentiment is not likely to go unnoticed.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
23 Apr. 2026
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The use of video technology has increased the scrutiny, even though it was never sold as a panacea to the issue of refereeing misjudgments.—
Graham Scott,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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And Iran’s broadening of the war with reckless attacks is likely to turn out to be a major strategic misjudgment on Tehran’s part.—
Eliot A. Cohen,
The Atlantic,
6 Mar. 2026
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Murdock forced two fumbles in the bowl game and also returned an interception for a touchdown in a 26-7 victory that gave Buffalo its first nine-win season since 2018.—
Nick Kosmider,
New York Times,
7 May 2026
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On defense, cornerback Osiris Gilbert broke up multiple passes and had a few hard hits, linebacker Samuel Omosigho earned a sack, and linebacker Malaki Soliai-Tui forced a fumble.—
Sean Campbell,
Los Angeles Times,
3 May 2026
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Kreider made no mistake hammering the puck past Hart from the low slot.—
Andrew Knoll,
Oc Register,
9 May 2026
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That will also be a huge difference from the Orbán regime, when there was no responsibility or consequences of any crime, any political mistake.—
Andrew Marantz,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
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There is a lot of faith in last year’s expansion club, but the potential draft-day flub of trading away Flau’jae Johnson has shaken some of that.—
Marisa Ingemi,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2026
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Four years later, Harvey appeared to make another flub during the global competition, introducing the wrong contestant while announcing the winner of the National Costume Contest.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Errancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/errancy. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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