as in misunderstood
to make an incorrect judgment regarding
misconceived the scope of the nation's financial crisis
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In response to questions about the Mizuho analyst’s conclusions, Muddy Waters founder Carson Block told Fortune by email that the analyst had misunderstood its findings.—
Jeff John Roberts,
Fortune,
25 Mar. 2026 -
The crowd’s reaction, like so much collective behavior in Japan, could easily be misunderstood by outsiders.—
Joshua Hunt,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Feb. 2026
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What Keynes underestimated, and what many of today’s AI evangelists tend not to confront, is that progress unfolds inside social systems structured by power.—
Christopher Marquis,
Time,
30 May 2026
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For Kinexx Chairman Adrian Muhammad, the economic viability of these lots is vastly underestimated by outside institutions.—
Stephanie Tharpe,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2026
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Lens should already have been level — or even ahead — at the break but striker Wesley Saïd misjudged a close-range header and then shot straight at goalkeeper Matvei Safonov in first-half stoppage time.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
13 May 2026
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Mercedes also slightly misjudged its car set-up in the relentless 87F (30C) heat.—
Alex Kalinauckas,
New York Times,
4 May 2026
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“Misconceived.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misconceived. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.
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