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incorrect

[in-kuh-rekt] / ˌɪn kəˈrɛkt /


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However, that decision was catastrophically undermined by incorrect information, missing records and an extraordinary refusal to reconsider it when the court provided an opportunity to do so.

From BBC Sep. 20, 2026

The judge, Mr Justice Rooney, found "the duty governor clearly took account of this incorrect information when making his own risk assessment and when conducting a proportionality assessment".

From BBC Sep. 20, 2026

Misgendering means using incorrect pronouns or other gendered language for someone, intentionally or unintentionally.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 19, 2026

Amazon repeated a statement it made in response to the initial report, saying any suggestion that it intentionally withholds country-of-origin information is incorrect.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 17, 2026

Using one of her dad’s purple editing pencils, she corrected the misspellings like he did, marking through the incorrect letter and writing the correct one above.

From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman




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