as in missed
to fail to understand the true or actual meaning of
so often, for all of our presumption, we misknow the hearts of others
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People who missed their hearings could be denied asylum, leaving them vulnerable to deportation.—
Noe Padilla,
IndyStar,
29 Sep. 2025 -
What might fans have missed last week?—
Pol Ballús,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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However, the enamel coating shouldn’t be mistaken for a nonstick coating.—
Emily Johnson,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
22 Sep. 2025
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Stroke symptoms, risk factors in young adults Certain symptoms of stroke in young people like nausea, dizziness or tiredness are often dismissed or mistaken for migraines or stress, Shapiro said, which can delay critical treatment.—
Adrianna Rodriguez,
USA Today,
9 Sep. 2025
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Germany's Bild newspaper reported on Saturday that Witkoff had misunderstood Russia's position on a ceasefire deal, taking Putin's demands for Ukraine to withdraw from Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson as an offer for Moscow to pull troops from the two regions.—
Ellie Cook,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Aug. 2025
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“Misknown.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misknown. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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