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mistakes

  • plural
    of mistake.
    mistake
    noun
    an error in action, calculation, opinion, or judgment caused by poor reasoning, carelessness, insufficient knowledge, etc.
  • present tense form
    of mistake (3rd person singular).
    mistake
    noun
    an error in action, calculation, opinion, or judgment caused by poor reasoning, carelessness, insufficient knowledge, etc.

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Hunt credits Anderson’s maturity not just for her ability to get over those bumps in the road, but also for her desire to learn from her mistakes while celebrating her achievements.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026

Damien Charlotin of UC Law San Francisco has counted 148 family-law rulings where judges flagged fake citations or other apparent AI mistakes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026

Death and taxes might be certain, but so are mistakes and regret, no matter how much we’d like to believe that we’re big enough to let go.

From Salon ● Nov. 1, 2026

"Though the chatbots often made mistakes, they also behaved as sympathetic listeners to skeptical users -- while still refusing to endorse conspiracy theories," the center said.

From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2026

As someone who did not have the luxury of making mistakes, she was relentless in a way I had never encountered before.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman