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Recent Examples of errancy
Traversing Central and Eastern Europe, New York, California, the Southwestern U. S., Buenos Aires, and Haiti, Reines resembles a cosmic outlaw, a modern-day wandering Jew, whose errancy and alienation disrupts illusions of order.
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Hannah Aizenman, The New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2019
Hannah Aizenman, The New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for errancy
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If financial inaccuracies exist, shareholders could be making decisions based on misleading information.Trefis Team, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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This story was updated add a video and photo gallery and to correct an inaccuracy.Bradley Hohulin, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Nov. 2024
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While not massively common, losing your kit due to a loading error is very frustrating in a game like Tarkov, so any improvements to reduce the chances of that happening are always going to be a positive.Mike Stubbs, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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The results were delayed further because of a tabulation error, though both parties were consulted on the decision to recount nearly 30,000 ballots.Hope Karnopp, Journal Sentinel, 19 Nov. 2024
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As Claude leaves a weirdly nonspecific voicemail for Valentina in the next room (another classic blunder), Roselyn scoops some cyanide-containing silver polish out of its container on his desk and stirs it briskly into his tea.Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2024
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Juan Soto made a key fielding blunder in the bottom of the fifth that turned a Kiké Hernández double into a three-bagger, and Aaron Judge’s bat continues to be a non-factor in this postseason.Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 26 Oct. 2024
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Threat level: Griswold and local election officials said the miscue does not pose an immediate security threat to the election or ballot count.John Frank, Axios, 31 Oct. 2024
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Kevin O’Connell was annoyed by these Vikings miscues and wants to make sure they are cleaned up when the team takes the field at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles.Steve Silverman, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
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Browns star defensive end Myles Garrett was a constant thorn in Pittsburgh’s side throughout the first half, with the 2023 Defensive Player of the Year going into the break with three sacks and a forced fumble.Jacob Lev, CNN, 22 Nov. 2024
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The Packers trailed 27-0 at halftime, as Rodgers threw two interceptions, lost a fumble and were never in the game in the second half.Rob Reischel, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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The Sharks scored first at Madison Square Garden but couldn’t overcome their mistakes in the latter half of the second, allowing three unanswered goals in less than five minutes in a frustrating 3-2 loss to the Rangers in the third game of a four-game road trip.Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
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Surprisingly, Danni doesn’t see it as a mistake and would kiss him again.Emma Soren, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2024
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The flub is believed to have hurt the then-Democratic nominee's presidential race.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
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There’s been some flubs at past stops, but this time, a man in a black shirt aggressively shimmys his way into the frame, shoving influencer and podcaster Brittany Broski out of way.Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2024
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The findings detail lapses in oversight that left families without deeds to their homes.Christine Clarridge, Axios, 20 Nov. 2024
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Then, in January 2023, a misconfigured application programming interface exposed personal data for 37 million current customers, marking yet another significant security lapse.Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report, Fox News, 18 Nov. 2024
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“Errancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/errancy. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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