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- misstatement
- misconstruction
- misinterpretation
- misunderstanding
- misconception
- misjudgment
- misapprehension
- misreading
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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 -
One study — admittedly small and enabled by the hack of affair-arranging app Ashley Madison in 2015 — found that companies whose CEOs or CFOs were paying users of the site were twice as likely to have had a financial misstatement or involvement in a securities class action.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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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
Noun
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The danger is not simply misinterpretation.—
Yusuf Tuggar,
semafor.com,
16 Feb. 2026
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Simple things that are so straightforward there’s no room for misinterpretation.—
Chris Morocco,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
10 Feb. 2026
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But on Sunday, Torquay released a statement apologising to the fans, while also saying the issue had been a misunderstanding that had nothing to do with them.—
Greg O'Keeffe,
New York Times,
23 Feb. 2026
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To this end, the event was likely either a misunderstanding or a deliberate probing of China’s aerial defense response.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Feb. 2026
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So much of the work has been clearing up misconceptions that have been intentionally put in the market.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
21 Feb. 2026
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Here’s a breakdown of some of the biggest misconceptions.—
Elizabeth Weise,
USA Today,
21 Feb. 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
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And no doubt this thinking won’t satisfy those many who feel this was an egregious misjudgment.—
Vahe Gregorian,
Kansas City Star,
28 Jan. 2026
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Ronald Reagan did not suffer from such misapprehensions.—
Gordon G. Chang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Dec. 2025
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But Elon Musk’s chatbot Grok, meanwhile, was under a similar misapprehension.—
Emma Woollacott,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Previous research has revealed that misreading or overlooking emotional cues in dogs can lead to inappropriate handling, and even lead to animals getting stressed.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Dec. 2025
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But this stems from a fatal misreading of Putin and his goals.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
3 Dec. 2025
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“Misdescription.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misdescription. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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