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der Irrläufer (-)  stray (bullet, letter, email, etc.); misdirected document; errant object; (slang) blunder, miscalculation; misfit

Der kosmische Irrläufer „Apophis“ wird im April 2029 die Erde knapp verfehlen.
The stray asteroid ["cosmic stray"] “Apophis” will narrowly miss earth in April 2029.

Related: streunendes/herrenloses Tier stray animal

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