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She said the partly state-owned grid operator, Red Eléctrica, had miscalculated the power capacity needs for that day, explaining that the "system did not have enough dynamic voltage capacity".

From BBC • Jun. 17, 2025

In less than two years, it became clear that both sides had miscalculated.

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2025

The Associated Press later discovered that the DOT estimate had miscalculated the potential benefits — what officials claimed at the time was an “unintentional error.”

From Washington Post • Feb. 27, 2023

And claimed he should have actually been paid more but had miscalculated the discrepancy in the amount he had been promised and his salary during his four years in the advisory role.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 9, 2022

But he had miscalculated, for I won the election with an overwhelming majority.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela