as in mistakes
a wrong judgment
treating her opponent as an intellectual lightweight was a serious miscalculation on her part
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mistakes
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The team's mistakes cost the players early on when Germany scored in the 2nd minute to earn the lead.
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Sure, a lot of the mistakes or poor moments in defense can be waved away by recognizing that most of the team’s best defenders were sitting on the bench when the Turks wheeled away in delight with Ayhan’s goal.
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“Miscalculations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/miscalculations. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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