as in misunderstood
to make an incorrect judgment regarding
the television network seriously mismeasured public reaction to the unceremonious dismissal of the popular anchorwoman
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In response to questions about the Mizuho analyst’s conclusions, Muddy Waters founder Carson Block told Fortune by email that the analyst had misunderstood its findings.—
Jeff John Roberts,
Fortune,
25 Mar. 2026 -
The crowd’s reaction, like so much collective behavior in Japan, could easily be misunderstood by outsiders.—
Joshua Hunt,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Feb. 2026
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Their current run of form shouldn’t be underestimated, either.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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The technology more than surpassed Anthropic’s ability to keep up with compute and showed just how much Anthropic underestimated its own success.—
Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
8 May 2026
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Mercedes also slightly misjudged its car set-up in the relentless 87F (30C) heat.—
Alex Kalinauckas,
New York Times,
4 May 2026
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Democratic former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa said voters misjudged the race early on.—
Steve Large,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Mismeasured.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mismeasured. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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