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Recent Examples of inaccuracy This story has been updated to correct inaccuracies. Louisville Courier Journal, 29 Aug. 2025 This story was updated because an earlier version included an inaccuracy. Chris Foran, jsonline.com, 28 Aug. 2025 As scholars in the field, the expertise of the authors generally precluded the need for fact-checking, so inaccuracies inevitably occurred. Joelle Renstrom august 28, Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2025 But the app recently fired more than a dozen employees and has been turning to AI to write alerts—which has led to factual inaccuracies and the exposure of sensitive data like names and license plates, Cox writes. Andrew R. Chow, Time, 26 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for inaccuracy
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Noun
  • But Trump has seemed to suggest that the drone incident may have been a mistake.
    Michelle Stoddart, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Consumer Behavior Supports Continued Innovation One of leaders’ biggest mistakes during volatile periods is assuming all consumer behavior changes negatively.
    Talbott Roche, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • An aircraft flying without GPS can accumulate miles of error in just hours.
    Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025
  • FanDuel acknowledged the error in the way the game score was displayed and pinned it on a third-party provider.
    Contessa Brewer,Alex Sherman, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Shrader missed badly from 60 yards but Tillman’s infraction gave the Colts another untimed down and Shrader nailed the do-over to give Indy its first 2-0 start since 2009 and send the Broncos home with big regrets over their blunder.
    Arnie Stapleton, Denver Post, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Pittsburgh Steelers kick returner Kaleb Johnson suffered an unfortunate blunder during the team’s game against the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday afternoon.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2025

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“Inaccuracy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inaccuracy. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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