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		bee_rider on May 22, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Scandal at America's top science fair I think it features in the song “we are the champions,” so before 1977. I think “I’ve made mistakes/people make mistakes” has been used to euphemistically describe a lapse of judgement for a really long time.

ggambetta on May 22, 2024 [–]

Or even better, the passive form, "mistakes have been made" :)

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