erroneous report

collocation in English

meaningsoferroneousandreport

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erroneous
adjective
uk
/ɪˈrəʊ.ni.əs/
us
/əˈroʊ.ni.əs/
wrong ...
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report
noun[C]
uk
/rɪˈpɔːt/
us
/rɪˈpɔːrt/
;
a teacher's written statement to parents about a child's ability and performance ...
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(Definition oferroneousandreportfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Omori received anothererroneousreportof torpedo hits at 0354.
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Anerroneousreportwas given that they had been captured wholesale.
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He said that many of the erroneous reports had gained credence through repetition, and were without basis in fact.
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Does he not think that in the circumstances it would have been appropriate to correct those erroneous reports and say that what he was talking about was economic progress?
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More subtle factors, such as expectations, biases, and personal stereotypes can intervene to create erroneous reports.
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Most reports of the ivory-billed woodpecker are believed to be erroneous reports of the far more common pileated.
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The erroneous reports spread for more than 12 hours until the perpetrator was officially identified.
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The road between the two locations takes a roundabout route of 6.9 milesaccounting for the erroneous reports.
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There were many erroneous reports of air attack, submarines detected and torpedoes; ships dashed back and forth.
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The spy operated as a jury canvasser, and may have been instructed to provide the defense with erroneous reports of the preferences of potential jurors.
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The plant's flare system produced large flames during the shutdown, leading to erroneous reports in the media that there had been a fire in the plant.
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