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Noun
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Counsel should try to foresee and prevent any misconstruction.—
Joshua Stein,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025 -
Counsel should try to foresee and prevent any misconstruction.—
Joshua Stein,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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Media Misunderstanding of Hungary’s Crypto Ban Creates Panic The widespread confusion stems from misinterpretation of Hungary's new Criminal Code sections 394/A and 408/A, which took effect July 1.—
Boaz Sobrado,
Forbes.com,
17 July 2025
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Press junkets came with loaded questions about his background, early websites were devoted to hating Jar Jar, and there were misinterpretations about the character's intentions.—
Jordan Hoffman,
EW.com,
13 July 2025
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Analysts believe the negative reaction was due to a misunderstanding of company expectations after the financial news announcement, coupled with a view by some that the stock price might have become too expensive compared with other luxury goods companies.—
Neil Winton,
Forbes.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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Two young men were involved in a disagreement of some kind, or, more likely, a misunderstanding.—
Aaron Boehmer
August 4,
Literary Hub,
4 Aug. 2025
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What are some misconceptions people have about being a TV anchor?—
Zoya Hasan,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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There is a common misconception that the federal government foots the bill for these things; our taxes pay for something like six percent of the arts funding, Folds said, with the rest coming from donations.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Aug. 2025
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Through a series of tweets, Altman publicly acknowledged a fundamental miscalculation.—
Victor Dey,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Clashes at Scarborough and other South China Sea flashpoints have raised questions over whether a miscalculation could trigger Manila's Mutual Defense Treaty with Washington—and potentially a conflict between the two superpowers.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Aug. 2025
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Revealing unverified or incomplete information could hurt investigations, prejudice prosecutions, violate privacy or create misimpressions, according to the agency.—
Bart Jansen,
USA TODAY,
5 June 2023
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For roughly four hours, the hearing played out as a fusillade of statistics, impressions and misimpressions, as Republicans argued that New York was a hellscape of unchecked violence and chaos — viral videos of which were shown on local news programs around the country to to prove it.—
Ginia Bellafante,
New York Times,
18 Apr. 2023
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“Misdescription.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misdescription. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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