Example Sentences

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We agree that public-health leaders should learn from past mistakes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

He stressed that the cycle often makes mistakes and it speaks to the timing and direction of turns rather than their magnitude.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

Isn’t there a saying about insanity is repeating the same mistakes over and over and expecting a different result?

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

No doubt, the show had made mistakes and errors of judgment over time, while some of its leaders had faced credible accusations of heinous misdeeds and staff mistreatment.

From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026

SABIO: It’s not our intention to correct the mistakes of the past, Dr. Robinson.

From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly