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incorrectly

ADVERB
mistakenly
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An earlier version of this article incorrectly spelled his first name as Luis.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 23, 2026

An earlier version of this article incorrectly said that it was the team’s first championship in 52 years.

From Barron's • Jun. 18, 2026

According to the researchers, the earlier study incorrectly treated the age of a galaxy as being the same as the age of the star that eventually exploded as a supernova.

From Science Daily • Jun. 13, 2026

Green Dot contends that the school district opted for a narrowly bureaucratic perspective to conclude incorrectly that Locke has fallen fatally short of the mark under Green Dot.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

Along with all that, I hated the mountains of homework—for which we were punished for not doing, or doing incorrectly.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane




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