erroneously report

Frequency: 7.211.2 per million words

to give an incorrect account or statement of something

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Examples (10)

  • The newspaper later apologized for having erroneously reported the celebrity's death.
  • Initial figures erroneously reported a higher profit margin than was actually achieved.
  • It was erroneously reported that the flight was canceled, causing confusion among passengers.
  • Scientists must double-check their data to avoid erroneously reporting their findings.
  • The system is designed to prevent users from erroneously reporting sales figures.
  • He was accused of deliberately and erroneously reporting the incident to the authorities.
  • Several news channels erroneously reported the election results before all votes were counted.
  • The software update caused the application to erroneously report a security breach.
  • The financial controller discovered that the expenses had been erroneously reported for months.
  • The weather service erroneously reported sunshine, but it rained all day.