by mistake
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Scotland just could not get themselves into Italian territory often enough, laboured running hampered by mistake after mistake.
From BBC • Feb. 7, 2026
When these files were released, a number of things seemed to have been released by mistake.
From Slate • Feb. 4, 2026
For more than an hour, Trump repeatedly called Greenland Iceland by mistake, while demanding it be turned over to him.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 21, 2026
It comes on top of the 91 prisoners who were freed by mistake between April and October in England and Wales.
From BBC • Dec. 2, 2025
“Yes, a crisp October morning. It was sunny out, and that’s the strangest thing. Because when you knocked on my door by mistake, you were soaked to the bone.”
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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