as in misunderstood
to make an incorrect judgment regarding
they miscalculated how difficult the mountainous trek would be
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Germany's Bild newspaper reported on Saturday that Witkoff had misunderstood Russia's position on a ceasefire deal, taking Putin's demands for Ukraine to withdraw from Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson as an offer for Moscow to pull troops from the two regions.—
Ellie Cook,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Aug. 2025
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Flood damage is almost never covered by traditional homeowners’ insurance policies, and your risk may be underestimated according to official government flood zone maps.—
Andrea Riquier,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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However, fall is not to be underestimated.—
Maryam Siddiqi,
Travel + Leisure,
1 Oct. 2025
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The team member, who was responsible for the safe conduct of releasing car 16, misjudged the situation and gave unclear instructions to LEC, who could not see NOR’s car.—
Lydia Mee,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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Williams surrendered two runs, though the first wasn’t really his fault, as Martínez misjudged a ball in center field, resulting in a double.—
Zack Meisel,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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According to Fox 35, deputies mistook Vasquez for their suspect due to a one-letter difference in the spelling of their last names.—
Latoya Gayle,
PEOPLE,
29 Sep. 2025
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The children were accidentally napalmed by South Vietnamese pilots who mistook a group of fleeing villagers for Viet Cong.—
Louis Menand,
New Yorker,
27 Sep. 2025
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“Miscalculated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/miscalculated. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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