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- misstatement
- misconstruction
- misinterpretation
- misunderstanding
- misconception
- misjudgment
- misapprehension
- misreading
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That misstatement surely deceived nobody.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
25 Feb. 2026 -
Due to misstatement by CoreWeave’s CEO, a prior version of this story had an incorrect figure for the number of data centers.—
Jordan Novet,
CNBC,
10 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Counsel should try to foresee and prevent any misconstruction.—
Joshua Stein,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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Ohanian used his misconstruction of employment figures as the basis for a wide-ranging critique of California economic policy, mostly citing how the high cost of living drives people out of the state.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Dec. 2024
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Keith Poliakoff, attorney for the developer, says his client will appeal the ruling and also request that the lower court rehear the case due to what Poliakoff called a misinterpretation of the Live Local Act.—
Susannah Bryan,
Sun Sentinel,
27 Mar. 2026
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Families have seen how silence can lead to misinterpretation, resentment among siblings or prolonged disputes.—
Bruce Helmer,
Twin Cities,
14 Mar. 2026
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But Jeanne’s death, and a misunderstanding over an apple cake, causes an uproar in the Rubinstein family across three generations.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2026
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Follow pre-decided processes to avoid misunderstandings and unnecessary emotional labor.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
26 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Carl cautioned against a common misconception.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
28 Mar. 2026
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The biggest misconception about microdramas, the panelists agreed, is who is consuming them.—
Kennedy French,
Variety,
27 Mar. 2026
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And Iran’s broadening of the war with reckless attacks is likely to turn out to be a major strategic misjudgment on Tehran’s part.—
Eliot A. Cohen,
The Atlantic,
6 Mar. 2026
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When everything unraveled Goalkeeper Meagan McClelland’s misjudgment on a high pass into the box allowed Alyssa Bourgeois to equalize in the 43rd minute.—
Colin Cerniglia,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Meanwhile, the New Atheists were making hay of the fact that such faithful misapprehensions about nature were easily disproved by scientific discovery.—
Elizabeth Bruenig,
The Atlantic,
26 Mar. 2026
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After a decade or so of making various iterations of her table and shelf works, Bove began to tire of the recurring misapprehension that viewers need to read every book and explore in depth every reference on display in order to understand the work.—
Gordon Hughes,
Artforum,
1 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Manager Mark DeRosa’s misspeaking or misreading of the tiebreaker scenarios didn’t sink his club.—
Zack Meisel,
New York Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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In their response, government prosecutors criticized the Sansons’ arguments as off-target and based on a misreading of the law.—
Jakob Rodgers,
Mercury News,
2 Mar. 2026
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