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  • past participle of err.
  • past tense form of err.
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erred

[erd, urd] / ɛrd, ɜrd /


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Commenters tore into the paper, arguing that the researchers erred in how they sliced up the data and that they failed to acknowledge previous work that had covered similar ground.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

Paramount is expected to argue that the states erred by not including streaming as part of the market definition.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 15, 2026

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

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

Markets erred when they gave America Online the currency to buy Time Warner.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis



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