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The social media giant was also accused of insufficiently managing third-party access to and use of user data.—
Auzinea Bacon,
CNN Money,
13 Sep. 2025 -
Despite his firebrand style, Kirk was frequently attacked by figures on the far edges of the right for being insufficiently radical.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Inspectors saw an employee inadequately reheating veggie meat.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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If soils have been dry or inadequately irrigated, consider harvesting nearly ripe fruit before rainstorm events to avoid cracking.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
18 Aug. 2025
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Speculation around Mallinson sparked when X users wrongly matched his photos to footage of a man who was initially apprehended by police at Utah Valley University, where Kirk was shot.—
Emily Hallas,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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Here's everything to know about Owen's cousin and why she was wrongly accused of cyberbullying.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
12 Sep. 2025
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Following the shooting at a Utah university, 4chan mistakenly identified Skye Valadez as the gunman who killed Kirk, who leaves behind a wife and two young children.—
Emily Hallas,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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Many leaders mistakenly assume blockchain transactions are private and end-to-end encrypted, when the opposite is true.—
Josh Hawkins,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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The charges stemmed from the Massachusetts Senate Committee on Ethics’ 2020 finding that Tran inappropriately used his Senate staff to conduct campaign activities.—
State House News Service,
Boston Herald,
11 Sep. 2025
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Social media erupted with criticism, accusing the outlet of reacting inappropriately to the tragedy.—
Amanda Castro
Gabe Whisnant
Anna Commander
Toby Meyjes
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John Feng
Joshua Rhett Miller,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Krystal warns that people using ketamine for therapy outside of clinics often improperly administer it.—
Rachel Hale,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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But voting rights groups and some election officials are voicing concerns that eligible voters could face barriers to casting ballots or be improperly removed from the rolls if states over-rely on incomplete information from SAVE.—
Miles Parks,
NPR,
10 Sep. 2025
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Biologists attempting to diagnose a wild moose based on the visible clinical signs alone could easily confuse these two parasites and incorrectly conclude which parasite may have caused the disease.—
Jessie Richards,
The Conversation,
12 Sep. 2025
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The department’s computer dispatch system incorrectly auto-populated the address of the caller’s home, prompting officers to respond to the neighbor’s house, according to the statement.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Unpromisingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unpromisingly. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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