as in incorrectly
in a mistaken or inappropriate way
discovered that the foreign ambassador's statement had been faultily translated
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On the conference call, a reporter incorrectly posited that Payton told the media that Nix had told him he’d had three previous ankle surgeries.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
29 Jan. 2026 -
Due to incorrect information provided to The Bee, an earlier version of this story incorrectly reported the age and city of residence of the woman who died in the crash and misstated the age of the other driver.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
27 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Investigators believe the helicopter pilots mistakenly thought the American Airlines jet was one of several other planes lining up to land on Runway 1, and did not have an accurate understanding of its flight path.—
Joel Rose,
NPR,
27 Jan. 2026
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YouTubers have criticized the platform’s approach to AI moderation, with several large creators claiming to have mistakenly been demonetized and banned, their channels only reinstated after public outcry.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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In 2009, Zagorac’s arrest record was expunged erroneously from the FBI National Crime Information Center computer, according to the Post-Tribune, after defense attorney Christopher Schmidgall filed a petition for the expungement.—
Olivia Stevens,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Jan. 2026
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Providers need guidance and a process for recovering erroneously withheld amounts from the provider or the IRS.—
Carrie Brandon Elliot,
Forbes.com,
20 Jan. 2026
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“Faultily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/faultily. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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