err
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“You don’t know the generation of the person interviewing you, so the safer bet is to err on the side of being more professional versus less professional,” Slabinski said.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026
Any effort by lawmakers to build a framework without sufficient oversight is bound to fail, so they should err on the side of supervision.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
Even if we can’t be sure something is conscious, we might err on the side of caution by assuming it is – what philosopher Jonathan Birch calls the precautionary principle for sentience.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 5, 2026
“The Fed is gun shy and will rather err on side of doing nothing and leaving things stable,” says Anna Rathbun, CEO of Grenadilla Advisory, a wealth management firm.
From Barron's ● May 29, 2026
To err is human; to forgive, divine. escape.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
Mr. Rahe also errs on tariffs’ ability to promote manufacturing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 19, 2026
So his team errs on the side of caution, especially when the earthquake hits closer to the coast — as this one did — and could more quickly inundate populated areas.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 6, 2024
“In other words, by design, SPD errs on the side of overestimating any disparity for analytic purposes,” according to a recent “Outcome Measures Update” filed in federal court in conjunction with the OIG assessment.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 7, 2024
"The school errs on the side of pressing charges," Mefford said.
From Salon ● Dec. 20, 2022
“Me returns eighteen barks; eighteen errs makes burnt.”
From "An Abundance of Katherines" by John Green
She said the court had concluded that trial judge, Judge Nicholas Rowland, had "erred in his assessment of the seriousness of the offences".
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
The suit also says Southern California Edison erred because its utility equipment blocked visibility, preventing Hinkley from seeing the fast-approaching law enforcement vehicle.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2026
Barron’s has argued that the industry erred by setting up private and public funds because it gives investors incentive to swap from private to public when the public funds get cheap.
From Barron's ● Apr. 3, 2026
He said they’d erred in making so many autobiographical movies and needed more broadly commercial hooks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 7, 2026
The way I had erred was simple but utterly unbelievable.
From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright
The Bank warned unemployment could rise further due to households erring on the side of caution and choosing to save more and spend less.
From BBC ● Apr. 30, 2026
However, during the meeting some members of the governing council said there “could be a case for erring on the dovish side.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 22, 2026
“We should be erring on the side of doing too much, not doing too little.”
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 17, 2026
Spurs coach Mitch Johnson said the team were erring on the side of caution in their handling of Wembanyama's calf problem.
From Barron's ● Nov. 17, 2025
They heard the gentle remonstrance of a kindly king with an erring but much-loved minister.
From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien