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have erred

  • present perfect of err.

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But she believes nurses should have "erred on the side of caution" and not silenced the monitor.

From BBC Sep. 17, 2023

Some analysts contend the U.S. intelligence may have erred in assessing that a nuclear test was imminent.

From Washington Times Nov. 23, 2022

Offensive coordinator Joe Lombardi admitted Thursday he might have erred in trying to protect Herbert.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 29, 2022

Cox, the president of Safety Operating Systems, an aviation consulting firm, said the pilot also appears to have erred after the engine failed when he kept the plane’s nose pitched upward.

From Seattle Times Apr. 6, 2021

“Is it possible that I have erred in my supposition?”

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker