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Not all babies with the wrong number of chromosomes are miscarried, though.
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Krissi Danielsson, Parents, 30 July 2024
Ignore texts from strangers who pretend to have the wrong number and want to chat, too.
—Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 19 July 2024
Scammers meet their victims on dating apps or even start a friendship after sending what seems to be an accidental wrong number.
—Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 5 June 2024
Pig butchering scammers often find their victims on dating sites or social media, or by calling and pretending to have dialed a wrong number, federal officials said in the release.
—Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2023
Additionally, the stars on many of the flags are arranged in incorrect patterns, and several flags have the wrong number of stars.
—Joedy McCreary, USA TODAY, 15 Mar. 2024
The annual tradition started in 1955 when a child dialed the wrong number when hoping to speak with Santa.
—Gabrielle M. Etzel, Washington Examiner, 23 Dec. 2023
The annual tradition started in 1955, when, according to NORAD and Col. Elizabeth Mathias, U.S. Northern Command public affairs director, a child hoping to speak with Santa dialed the wrong number and ended up on the line with a U.S. colonel instead.
—Leo Rocha, CBS News, 23 Dec. 2023
In 1985 my mom received a phone call from a wrong number.
—Chelsea Hylton, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2023
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Krissi Danielsson, Parents, 30 July 2024
Ignore texts from strangers who pretend to have the wrong number and want to chat, too.
—Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 19 July 2024
Scammers meet their victims on dating apps or even start a friendship after sending what seems to be an accidental wrong number.
—Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 5 June 2024
Pig butchering scammers often find their victims on dating sites or social media, or by calling and pretending to have dialed a wrong number, federal officials said in the release.
—Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2023
Additionally, the stars on many of the flags are arranged in incorrect patterns, and several flags have the wrong number of stars.
—Joedy McCreary, USA TODAY, 15 Mar. 2024
The annual tradition started in 1955 when a child dialed the wrong number when hoping to speak with Santa.
—Gabrielle M. Etzel, Washington Examiner, 23 Dec. 2023
The annual tradition started in 1955, when, according to NORAD and Col. Elizabeth Mathias, U.S. Northern Command public affairs director, a child hoping to speak with Santa dialed the wrong number and ended up on the line with a U.S. colonel instead.
—Leo Rocha, CBS News, 23 Dec. 2023
In 1985 my mom received a phone call from a wrong number.
—Chelsea Hylton, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2023
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“Wrong number.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wrong%20number. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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