Careered, not careened
Malapropism in The monks who keep coming to blows, page 3, G2, November 11: “On Sunday, brawling priests and Israeli paramilitary police careened through the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem”. We meant careered. Careen: (1) to sway or cause to sway dangerously over to one side; (2) to cause a vessel to keel over to one side, especially in order to clean or repair its bottom (Collins). Link
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