as in to misunderstand
to make an incorrect judgment regarding
misconceived the scope of the nation's financial crisis
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Requiring them to operate as ordinary MPIA applicants misunderstands their role and undermines their purpose.—
Vaughn Stewart,
Baltimore Sun,
7 Mar. 2026 -
But people also misunderstand sharia and how it is applied, according to the Council on Foreign Relations.—
Rachel Royster
Updated March 3,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Mar. 2026
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That means already dire projections about sea level rise might be underestimating the risk.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
9 Mar. 2026
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Those who underestimate women’s civic power will discover, as history has shown time and time again, democracy’s most resilient defenders are often the ones who have had to fight hardest to claim their place within it.—
Celina Stewart,
Time,
8 Mar. 2026
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But my silence should not be mistaken for agreement with lies.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
6 Mar. 2026
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In September 2018, Guyger mistook Jean’s apartment for her own.—
Jane Harper,
Dallas Morning News,
6 Mar. 2026
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Strategic pivots often fail—not because of poor ideas or execution but because companies misjudge how attached investors are to their existing strategy.—
Mark DesJardine,
Harvard Business Review,
19 Feb. 2026
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By adjusting force in real time, robots may be able to interact more naturally with fragile objects and unpredictable environments without over-gripping, slipping, or misjudging contact.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
8 Feb. 2026
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“Misconceive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misconceive. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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