as in misunderstands
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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The profit accusation also misunderstands that vaccine payments don’t go into physicians’ pockets.—
Jess Steier,
STAT,
29 Jan. 2026 -
That approach misunderstands what AI actually changes.—
Michael Wystrach,
Fortune,
29 Jan. 2026
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Right-back is an area that would look weak if Matheus Nunes misses a few games, which is not a sentence anybody would have expected to read a year ago, but the former midfielder has excelled in defence.—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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Josh Giddey misses All-Star selection Despite raising hopes for a first-time selection with his early-season performance, Josh Giddey was not selected for this year’s All-Star game.—
Colleen Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Feb. 2026
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“Misknows.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misknows. Accessed 9 Feb. 2026.
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