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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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Editor’s Note: Please be mindful that this transcript does not go through our standard editorial process and may contain inaccuracies and grammatical errors.—
Steve Bender,
Southern Living,
9 Apr. 2025
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The jury is still out on Richardson, but his inaccuracy is one of his biggest shortcomings in the NFL.—
Ted Nguyen,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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In the last two decades, five helicopters on commercial sightseeing flights have crashed into the Hudson and East rivers due to mechanical failures, pilot errors, or collisions, resulting in 20 fatalities.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Apr. 2025
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In the last two decades, five helicopters on commercial sightseeing flights have fallen into the Hudson and East rivers as a result of mechanical failures, pilot errors or collisions, killing 20 people.—
Jake Offenhartz,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Apr. 2025
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The lawyer, author and consulting firm CEO has spent more than 30 years counseling people through their biggest blunders and controversies, from former president George H. W. Bush to Fortune 500 CEOs and professional athletes.—
Ashton Jackson,
CNBC,
8 Apr. 2025
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Russell Westbrook bounced back from his decisive blunder against Minnesota by scoring a season-high 30 points and adding 11 rebounds, six assists and three steals.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
3 Apr. 2025
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The rest of the match was riddled with miscues akin to Atencio’s giveaway, just in smaller moments as attacks were building.—
Braidon Nourse,
Denver Post,
6 Apr. 2025
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One mistake, miscue, or bad read would initiate a switch at the most crucial position on the field, rippling through all 11 individuals and contributing to one of the worst turnover margins in the nation since 2023.—
Hunter Bailey,
Charlotte Observer,
2 Apr. 2025
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Along the way have arrived three fumble recoveries and three interceptions, including one returned for a touchdown.—
Oliver Thomas,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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He’s tied for the most fumbles (7), is second worst in first-down rate (18.5 percent) and 31st in third-down conversion rate (46.4 percent).—
Zack Rosenblatt,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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There have been expensive product mistakes and lots of trial and error with brushes, clips, hair dryers….—
Liz Krieger,
Allure,
15 Apr. 2025
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Such mistakes have been made by many administrations over decades.—
Nicole Foy,
ProPublica,
14 Apr. 2025
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This time, the difference was having only 24 outs to work with at the plate rather than 27 due to their flubs on the bases.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
5 Apr. 2025
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Elsewhere in the episode, Colin Jost mocked the group chat flub during the Weekend Update segment.—
Nicholas Rice,
People.com,
30 Mar. 2025
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For the cybersecurity community, this isn’t a minor bureaucratic lapse.—
Tony Bradley,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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However, those momentary lapses, even for just a few possessions, cannot happen in their first-round playoff series against the Indiana Pacers, a fact Rivers knows well.—
Eric Nehm,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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“Errancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/errancy. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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