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I'm always mislaying my bus pass.
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If an item is mislaid, the owner most likely is looking for it and will come back to claim it.
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 July 2025
That’s what Manchester City, who rediscovered their mojo having mislaid it for the best part of a year, did.
—Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 27 June 2025
Someone also mislaid their $10,000 Louis Vuitton Horizon 55 Rock Climbing in Chalk Taurillon Monogram Suitcase.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2025
This document, mislaid for decades, describes how the compound was made and how Imperial Chemical Industries, where Richardson worked, almost terminated the project because the company was hoping to produce a contraceptive, not a cancer therapy.
—Katie Hafner, Scientific American, 24 Oct. 2024
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 July 2025
That’s what Manchester City, who rediscovered their mojo having mislaid it for the best part of a year, did.
—Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 27 June 2025
Someone also mislaid their $10,000 Louis Vuitton Horizon 55 Rock Climbing in Chalk Taurillon Monogram Suitcase.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2025
This document, mislaid for decades, describes how the compound was made and how Imperial Chemical Industries, where Richardson worked, almost terminated the project because the company was hoping to produce a contraceptive, not a cancer therapy.
—Katie Hafner, Scientific American, 24 Oct. 2024
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“Mislay.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mislay. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.
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mislay
verb
mis·lay
(ˈ)mis-ˈlā 
mislaid
-ˈlād
; mislaying
; mislaying
: to put in a place later forgotten : lose
mislaid the car keys
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