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errancy

noun

Definition of errancy

as in inaccuracy

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Noun

Many commenters point out inaccuracies in the article regarding the full retirement age, which is 67 for those born after 1960, not 65.

— John Csiszar, Washington Post, 18 Oct. 2026
Those comparisons should also include corrections to inaccuracies or changes in meaning as needed.

— Ethan Stone, Kansas City Star, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of inaccuracy

Noun

Burks said that leadership blunders are at the problem’s crux.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2026
Soon-to-be Cy Young Award winner Jacob Misiorowski held the Rays to just one run in his five innings, but certainly not without the help of some Rays baserunning blunders.

— Ryan Morik OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of blunder

Noun

Against teams clearly headed for the postseason such as the Seahawks, Butker’s miscues won’t cut it.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 25 Oct. 2026
After only forcing 10 turnovers in the Game 1 loss, Atlanta has turned up its pressure and that's led to easy points off its opponents miscues.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of miscue

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The misjudgment meant the plane clipped a peak and crashed into a valley.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 Oct. 2026
There, the discovery of a spacecraft and additional extraterrestrials transforms their chase into a simple struggle for survival, as what began as a series of understandable misjudgments spirals into a tragedy of cosmic scale.

— Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of misjudgment

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The one that resulted in points came from the first play of the game, when rookie Jackson Kuwatch jarred loose a fumble from Packers kick returner Coleman Owen and Panthers OLB Nick Hampton recovered it.

— Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 30 Oct. 2026
The Chargers have a plus-8 turnover ratio with 19 takeaways to go with 11 giveaways on six interceptions and five fumbles lost.

— Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of fumble

Noun

And if so, did Democrats make a mistake by not investing earlier?

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026
Tampa Bay, which won the AL pennant by forcing opponents into mistakes, committed one error, made two other misplays that could have been charged as errors and had a runner thrown out at the plate.

— Ronald Blum, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026

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