as in errors
an unintentional departure from truth or accuracy
an unfortunate inaccuracy in the report
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Recent Examples of inaccuracies
Meta has countered that Wynn-Williams violated her agreement and wrote a book filled with inaccuracies.
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Barbara Ortutay,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2026
Datasets with issues like poor formatting, inaccuracies, inconsistencies, biases and duplicates are inherently bad.
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Imran Aftab,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
Meta has countered that Wynn-Williams violated her agreement and wrote a book filled with inaccuracies.
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ABC News,
25 June 2026
For a time, his family would track the inaccuracies, said Magloire, who admits to having no memory of those days, though the story was repeatedly told to him by his parents over the years.
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Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
13 June 2026
For one, the data was self-reported, which can introduce inaccuracies.
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Brian Mastroianni,
Health,
2 June 2026
His attorney, Joe Pace, disputes that claim and says the government relied heavily on inaccuracies in an old plea agreement that stated Munoz began dealing drugs before becoming a citizen.
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Jaclyn Diaz,
NPR,
2 June 2026
After nearly 50 years of Iowa and New Hampshire leading the Democratic primary schedule, a 2020 Iowa caucus plagued by voting issues and inaccuracies convinced Democrats to change things up.
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Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
The young quarterback’s ball placement wavered throughout the 2025 season, and coach Kevin O’Connell often attributed the inaccuracies to McCarthy’s footwork.
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Alec Lewis,
New York Times,
22 May 2026
Barbara Ortutay,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2026
Datasets with issues like poor formatting, inaccuracies, inconsistencies, biases and duplicates are inherently bad.
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Imran Aftab,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
Meta has countered that Wynn-Williams violated her agreement and wrote a book filled with inaccuracies.
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ABC News,
25 June 2026
For a time, his family would track the inaccuracies, said Magloire, who admits to having no memory of those days, though the story was repeatedly told to him by his parents over the years.
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Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
13 June 2026
For one, the data was self-reported, which can introduce inaccuracies.
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Brian Mastroianni,
Health,
2 June 2026
His attorney, Joe Pace, disputes that claim and says the government relied heavily on inaccuracies in an old plea agreement that stated Munoz began dealing drugs before becoming a citizen.
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Jaclyn Diaz,
NPR,
2 June 2026
After nearly 50 years of Iowa and New Hampshire leading the Democratic primary schedule, a 2020 Iowa caucus plagued by voting issues and inaccuracies convinced Democrats to change things up.
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Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
The young quarterback’s ball placement wavered throughout the 2025 season, and coach Kevin O’Connell often attributed the inaccuracies to McCarthy’s footwork.
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Alec Lewis,
New York Times,
22 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inaccuracies
Noun
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Tigers rookies Hao-Yu Lee and Kevin McGonigle drove in two runs apiece after errors by third baseman José Caballero and left fielder Cody Bellinger.
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The Giants used three infield hits and two errors to score a pair of runs against Sale in the sixth inning, then Matt Chapman’s double set up Luis Arraez’s sacrifice fly in the seventh.
Noun
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Acknowledging and even criticizing our mistakes of the past doesn’t cheapen one’s love for the United States.
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You are allowed to make three mistakes but fail a fourth time and the game ends with the answers being revealed.
Noun
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Sometimes this was committed to good, such as the Marshall Plan and the Peace Corps, and sometimes to ill, as in a series of military blunders meant to quash godless Communism.
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Colorado's rally offset a pair of baserunning blunders that ended the eighth.
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“Inaccuracies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inaccuracies. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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