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In part this was due to the great success of John Gregory Dunne’s 1977 novel, True Confessions, which had transposed 1940s Irish Catholic Hartford, Connecticut to LA.

From The Guardian • Feb. 29, 2020

The New York Times revealed how Charteris said he had transposed captions from one of two photographs found on captured German soldiers.

From BBC • Feb. 17, 2017

Then the announcer said he had transposed the results and that Mr. Walker had lost badly.

From New York Times • Sep. 22, 2015

This particular error turned out to be caused by human frailty: a teletype operator had transposed the Democratic and Republican figures.

From Time Magazine Archive

He wondered what had happened to the imbecile who had transposed those Kholghoor Sector slaves onto an exploited time line.

From Time Crime by Freas, Kelly