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Add pasta to boiling water; cook according to package directions for al dente.—
Elizabeth Mervosh,
Southern Living,
5 Oct. 2025 -
As Leo chased Genesis around the kitchen, Rosalba and her mother prepared lunch—a delicious meal of chicken cooked in a broth of cinnamon, clove, laurel, and sour orange.—
Simon Willis,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Oct. 2025
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One 2018 report by the Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General found that the Nakamoto Group’s inspection reports misrepresented the work done for their evaluations, and that the facilities’ conditions did not match what government inspectors observed during their own visits.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
2 Oct. 2025
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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said Monday that Republicans were misrepresenting the Democratic Party's position.—
Dan Gooding,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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An earlier version misstated a day.—
Melissa Repko,
CNBC,
6 Oct. 2025
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This report repeatedly misrepresents our efforts to empower parents and protect teens, misstating how our safety tools work and how millions of parents and teens are using them today.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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Instead of reporting Bartlett for excessive force and releasing the victim, Finnerty helped Bartlett falsify an arrest report designed to coverup Bartlett’s unconstitutional use of force, the feds said.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
22 Sep. 2025
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One man sued to get his money back and accused the company of falsifying immigration paperwork.—
Sam Tabachnik,
Denver Post,
22 Sep. 2025
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The health secretary also appeared to misspeak at the meeting, saying two people had died of the disease.—
DEVI SHASTRI AND AMANDA SEITZ THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
arkansasonline.com,
27 Feb. 2025
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Kennedy also seemed to misspeak in saying two people had died of measles.—
Amanda Seitz,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Feb. 2025
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White House spokesperson Abigail Jackson said in a statement Friday that the 1st Circuit was misinterpreting the 14th Amendment.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
5 Oct. 2025
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Is Rummenigge speaking in a way that can be misinterpreted and taken offence to?—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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The impermanence of our digital footprint, especially in this age of AI scraping and incomplete catalog streaming, is distorting our story.—
Rodney Carmichael,
NPR,
1 Oct. 2025
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Some slot right in; others distort and cramp.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
29 Sep. 2025
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When under-bed storage is a must, Jordan Winston, cofounder of Oxford Design in Tampa, looks to a bed skirt to camouflage any shoe organizers or containers for seasonal clothes that may be hiding under the bed.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
29 Sep. 2025
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Trillions of dollars are being poured into helping AI camouflage itself with our language.—
James Folta,
Literary Hub,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Misdescribe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misdescribe. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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