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Although Trump’s list of demands has caused a major stir on campus, shortly after they were received, communications from the president’s inner circle revealed that the letter was sent by mistake.
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Charlotte Y. Levy, Rolling Stone, 4 May 2025
One early dawn, Lucas kills a rancher by mistake while trying to chase away a wolf.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 2 May 2025
The administration’s war with Harvard, too, was launched in haste and (by the administration’s own account) with an ultimatum letter sent by mistake.
—The Editors, National Review, 29 Apr. 2025
An 'administrative error': A Maryland dad was sent to El Salvador prison by mistake.
—Will Carless, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025
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Charlotte Y. Levy, Rolling Stone, 4 May 2025
One early dawn, Lucas kills a rancher by mistake while trying to chase away a wolf.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 2 May 2025
The administration’s war with Harvard, too, was launched in haste and (by the administration’s own account) with an ultimatum letter sent by mistake.
—The Editors, National Review, 29 Apr. 2025
An 'administrative error': A Maryland dad was sent to El Salvador prison by mistake.
—Will Carless, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for by mistake
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“By mistake.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/by%20mistake. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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