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# newestCharacterOffset

The position in the text string of the most recent error that occurred since the last call to [`object(forProperty:)`](/documentation/AppKit/NSSpeechSynthesizer/object(forProperty:)) with the [`errors`](/documentation/AppKit/NSSpeechSynthesizer/SpeechPropertyKey/errors) property. An `NSNumber`.

```
static let newestCharacterOffset: NSSpeechSynthesizer.SpeechPropertyKey.ErrorKey
```

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