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- misconception
- misunderstanding
- misinterpretation
- misconstruction
- misreading
- misstatement
- misjudgment
- miscalculation
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An event organizer says those concerns stem from a major misconception about drag as an art form.—
Jack Springgate,
CBS News,
3 June 2026 -
One of the biggest misconceptions about herbicides is the idea that spraying only affects your own yard.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
2 June 2026
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What started as a simple misunderstanding with my friend group escalated into the entire school turning against me.—
Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal,
Parents,
5 June 2026
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What fascinates me about these campaigns is that most begin with a fundamentally understandable misunderstanding.—
John Shallman,
Oc Register,
3 June 2026
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Previous measurements implied that the motion of stars in the SMC were indicative of the rotation of the dwarf galaxy, but according to these new results, that was a misinterpretation.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
7 June 2026
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Conflating the two leads to misinterpretation of trends and misallocation of resources.—
Jennifer E. O'Brien,
The Conversation,
1 June 2026
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Counsel should try to foresee and prevent any misconstruction.—
Joshua Stein,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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Ohanian used his misconstruction of employment figures as the basis for a wide-ranging critique of California economic policy, mostly citing how the high cost of living drives people out of the state.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Dec. 2024
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But a person familiar with the US-Israel discussions said the gap reflects a deeper misreading on Israel’s part.—
Tal Shalev,
CNN Money,
29 May 2026
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Relaxing the competitive policies toward China in favor of warmer leader-to-leader engagement reflects a fundamental misreading of Xi’s intentions.—
Thomas Wright,
The Atlantic,
18 May 2026
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The reference to the co-defendant's YOS sentence was mistakenly included in some communication out of our office based on a previous misstatement and was not part of the Governor's decision process.—
Kelly Werthmann,
CBS News,
19 May 2026
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Lee Watson, in the email, said Burns never represented the board in the lawsuit and telling the court otherwise is a misstatement.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
18 May 2026
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Aside from a misjudgment that led to Brighton’s equaliser last month, Danso has been excellent and a significant reason why Tottenham avoided the drop under the Italian.—
Elias Burke,
New York Times,
25 May 2026
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But the ball was misplayed in left field and a baserunning misjudgment allowed Kennedy to get the potential tying run into a rundown.—
Ethan Hanson,
Daily News,
23 May 2026
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An unconvincing 3-2 victory had the feeling of a miscalculation, especially when Newcastle succumbed late again the following weekend by losing 3-2 at home to Everton.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
25 May 2026
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The dilemma is that each player wants the other side to blink first, but the cost of miscalculation is catastrophic.—
Frank Holmes,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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“Miscomprehension.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/miscomprehension. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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