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miscued

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past tense of miscue

as in misjudged

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Instead, of course, Dubas either misjudged the value of his assets or, more likely, misjudged how challenging the market would be.

— Josh Yohe, New York Times, 27 July 2026
Ginsburg misjudged an unknowable future; Biden failed to respond to a visible present.

— Michael Sonnenfeldt, Fortune, 19 July 2026

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But Lindor also muffed a leadoff grounder by Lopez in the first, which led to Hicks’ RBI single and an unearned run charged to Thornton.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 2 Aug. 2026
With Freddie Freeman standing on second base, after a leadoff double against Padres right-hander Randy Vásquez, Muncy hit a sharp grounder to second baseman Will Wagner, who muffed the play.

— Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2026

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For now, the press still sometimes bungled his name as Harry.

— Eric Moskowitz, The Atlantic, 31 May 2026
Apollo’s acquisition came after Verizon Communications bought Yahoo’s online operations in 2017 and then bungled an attempt to blend those services into AOL, another internet pioneer.

— Michael Liedtke, Fortune, 29 Mar. 2026

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New starting center Jared Wilson botched another snap working with Maye.

— Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 30 July 2026
Clark’s ouster, meanwhile, was botched, as a leak left ESPN brass scrambling to inform the former Steelers safety that he was being released Monday during an NFL Live commercial break.

— Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 21 July 2026

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On the next play, tight end Jared Wiley bobbled a pass into the arms of Conner, leading to two interceptions in two plays for Mahomes.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026
Machado followed with a single to the gap in right-center that McCarthy bobbled, allowing Cronenworth to race around third and get home to tie the game again.

— Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 July 2026

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