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  1. 19 July 2026 · corrected by Emir Baycan

    Reference #4, 'Lehrer, B. (2005). Why I Say Sorry. American Psychological Association,' cannot be found anywhere: no such publication, author, or APA-published work by this title and author exists in ; Reference #5 cites 'The Right Way to Apologize for Missing a Deadline' at URL hbr.org/2019/07/why-apologies-require-more-than-just-saying-sorry. This URL 404s and no HBR article with this exact title

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    <li><p>Lehrer, B. (2005). Why I Say Sorry. American Psychological Association.</p></li> [...] <li><p>Harvard Business Review. The Right Way to Apologize for Missing a Deadline. https://hbr.org/2019/07/why-apologies-require-more-than-just-saying-sorry</p></li>

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    (removed - no replacement text; the fabricated content was deleted rather than corrected) [...] <li><p>Harvard Business Review. How to Apologize to a Customer When Something Goes Wrong. <a href="https://hbr.org/2023/05/how-to-apologize-to-a-customer-when-something-goes-wrong" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://hbr.org/2023/05/how-to-apologize-to-a-customer-when-something-goes-wrong</a></p></li>

    Why: Reference #4, 'Lehrer, B. (2005). Why I Say Sorry. American Psychological Association,' cannot be found anywhere: no such publication, author, or APA-published work by this title and author exists in ; Reference #5 cites 'The Right Way to Apologize for Missing a Deadline' at URL hbr.org/2019/07/why-apologies-require-more-than-just-saying-sorry. This URL 404s and no HBR article with this exact title

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  1. Correction 19 July 2026

    Emir Baycan: Reference #4, 'Lehrer, B. (2005). Why I Say Sorry. American Psychological Association,' cannot be found anywhere: no such publication, author, or APA-published work by this title and author exists in ; Reference #5 cites 'The Right Way to Apologize for Missing a Deadline' at URL hbr.org/2019/07/why-apologies-require-more-than-just-saying-sorry. This URL 404s and no HBR article with this exact title

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