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errancy

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Definition of errancy

as in inaccuracy

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Dhillon then began demanding voter rolls from the states to check the names for citizenship and inaccuracies such as people who moved or died.

— Bart Jansen, USA Today, 18 July 2026
Nolan is in hot water for many of his decisions in the making of the film, including casting choices, historical inaccuracies throughout and use of modern dialogue.

— Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 12 July 2026

Definition of inaccuracy

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He was tipped for the final in 2018, 2022 and this time, but key errors have cost him.

— Graham Scott, New York Times, 19 July 2026
Sanders noted that the president’s proclamation, which imposed a partial travel ban on holders of Antigua and Barbuda passports, contained several factual errors.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 18 July 2026

Definition of error

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Nothing makes this part of the chase memorable or important enough to merit a flash-forward, which turns it into a deflating blunder in a series that can’t afford to slow down.

— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 15 July 2026
And while that may sound like little more than a comic blunder, these slips offer one of the clearest windows into how language is assembled in the mind.

— Karen Stollznow, The Conversation, 14 July 2026

Definition of blunder

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The defensive miscues haven’t been cleaned up, the lineup is still failing to hit with runners in scoring position, and the starting pitching is still giving up early leads and struggling to go deep into games.

— Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 12 July 2026
Lindor immediately heard boos upon making his miscue, but the loudest criticisms from the crowd at Citi Field were directed toward Semien.

— Will Sammon, New York Times, 25 June 2026

Definition of miscue

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What begins as misjudgment, the official synopsis teases, spirals through human conflict into tragedy on a cosmic scale.

— Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 9 July 2026
Mistakes and misjudgments come with the territory, but there has been a notable uptick in errors leading directly to opposition chances.

— Mark Carey, New York Times, 28 June 2026

Definition of misjudgment

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The lefty, who needed 37 pitches to get through the fourth due to Cabrera’s flub and three free passes, logged five innings, two runs (0 earned), four walks and six strikeouts over 96 pitches.

— Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 29 June 2026
But those are only the flubs that Jeopardy judges catch and acknowledge during tapings.

— Louis Peitzman, Entertainment Weekly, 29 June 2026

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