as in incorrectly
in a mistaken or inappropriate way
dressed unsuitably for the unexpectedly cold weather
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In Texas, drivers who incorrectly enter, exit or misuse an HOV lane could be fined no more than $100.—
Ella Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Mar. 2026 -
Due to an editing error, a previous version of this story incorrectly stated the date of the incident.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
5 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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In Kuwait, meanwhile, three US jets were mistakenly shot down by the Gulf country’s air defenses, US Central Command (CENTCOM) said, adding the cause of the incident is under investigation.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
2 Mar. 2026
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Kuwait mistakenly shot down three American warplanes over its skies.—
Jon Gambrell,
Fortune,
2 Mar. 2026
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Early on in the case, a slate of federal lawyers appeared to agree in a private memo that ended up erroneously posted on the case’s public docket.—
Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
3 Mar. 2026
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Gabriel Landeskog scored and had two assists to match the output of Martin Nečas, who also had a goal wiped away erroneously.—
Andrew Knoll,
Daily News,
3 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Judge Nhan-Ai Simms, who testified to lawmakers in 2023 that Broce asked judges to violate state law by keeping some children with mental and behavioral problems inappropriately locked in juvenile detention centers, disagrees.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 Feb. 2026
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Nothing impacting them adjusts the stakes in a way that is inappropriately melancholic or melodramatic.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Trump was inaccurately describing federal data.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
25 Feb. 2026
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Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act by inaccurately reporting account information to credit bureaus, potentially harming consumers' credit scores.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
18 Feb. 2026
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“Unsuitably.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unsuitably. Accessed 7 Mar. 2026.
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