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Shelter Sparks Public 'Outrage' A similar incident happened in Los Angeles in December 2022, when a 3-month-old puppy was euthanized at a local shelter, allegedly by mistake.
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Zoey Lyttle, Peoplemag, 20 June 2024
One of them, by mistake, had a hole in the back that turned out to be useful for popping out a ponytail.
—Rick Barrett, Journal Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2024
Image The couple began attending a local Baptist church, and one Sunday Mr. Butcher walked off with a hymnal by mistake.
—Penelope Green, New York Times, 1 June 2024
However the university said the students, who had incomplete applications, received the welcome email by mistake.
—Jonathan Franklin, NPR, 16 May 2024
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Zoey Lyttle, Peoplemag, 20 June 2024
One of them, by mistake, had a hole in the back that turned out to be useful for popping out a ponytail.
—Rick Barrett, Journal Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2024
Image The couple began attending a local Baptist church, and one Sunday Mr. Butcher walked off with a hymnal by mistake.
—Penelope Green, New York Times, 1 June 2024
However the university said the students, who had incomplete applications, received the welcome email by mistake.
—Jonathan Franklin, NPR, 16 May 2024
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“By mistake.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/by%20mistake. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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