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as in erroneous
not being in agreement with what is true
he claimed that the TV ratings were inaccurate because they didn't take into account all those viewers in health clubs
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as in approximate
not precisely correct
the estimate is inaccurate, but will do for our purposes
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Recent Examples of inaccurate
If the polls are inaccurate, Silver's predictions will be inaccurate.
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Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 3 Nov. 2024
Some say this theory explains the inaccurate polling figures in 2016 and 2020.
—Stephen Pastis, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
Advertisement The Commonwealth Court, in a 3-2 decision, said 69 mail ballots that lacked dates or had inaccurate dates should be counted in two Philadelphia state House of Representatives special elections held in September.
—Mark Scolforo, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
Proof News also found a gap in accuracy depending on language: 52% of the responses to questions asked in Spanish queries contained inaccurate information compared to 43% of responses to questions asked in English.
—Sage Lazzaro, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2024
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Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 3 Nov. 2024
Some say this theory explains the inaccurate polling figures in 2016 and 2020.
—Stephen Pastis, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
Advertisement The Commonwealth Court, in a 3-2 decision, said 69 mail ballots that lacked dates or had inaccurate dates should be counted in two Philadelphia state House of Representatives special elections held in September.
—Mark Scolforo, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
Proof News also found a gap in accuracy depending on language: 52% of the responses to questions asked in Spanish queries contained inaccurate information compared to 43% of responses to questions asked in English.
—Sage Lazzaro, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2024
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Ross reportedly threatened to fire officials who oversee the National Weather Service after forecasters tried to correct an erroneous hurricane warning from Trump.Scott Horsley, NPR, 19 Nov. 2024
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Checking for fraud Be careful with this one, because there are a lot of erroneous reports during the election season.John Brandon, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
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That’s the approximate share of Americans who are on Medicaid, according to KFF, with the federal government reporting 72.4 million people were enrolled in the program as of July.Alison Durkee, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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Here is how his films rank in worldwide adjusted results, grouped by approximate gross ranges.Tom Brueggemann, IndieWire, 20 Nov. 2024
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And when Reuters reported in April that Tesla had canceled plans for a $25,000 EV to focus on its robotaxi, Musk said the article was incorrect.Jibin Joseph, PCMAG, 6 Nov. 2024
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But that hasn’t quieted Burgess, who says incorrect voter data wound up in the new system.Anjeanette Damon, ProPublica, 2 Nov. 2024
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There’s no right or wrong answer here—this comes down to what feels healthiest for you.Dominique Fluker, Essence, 5 Nov. 2024
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Another idea suggests that there might be something wrong with science’s current understanding of gravity.Jacopo Prisco, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
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Trump and his allies quickly seized the opportunity to frame Biden’s imprecise words as emblematic of a broader disdain for working-class Americans.Nik Popli, TIME, 31 Oct. 2024
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At the time, his numbers and many of his answers to questions were imprecise.Keith Pandolfi, The Enquirer, 25 Oct. 2024
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“Inaccurate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inaccurate. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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