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Noun
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The use of video technology has increased the scrutiny, even though it was never sold as a panacea to the issue of refereeing misjudgments.—
Graham Scott,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2026 -
Ullrich stresses the role of tactical mistakes and misjudgments, not least by the far left, which shortsightedly refused to compromise its beliefs and join with more moderate groups to oppose democratic backsliding.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
16 Dec. 2025
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Beatty said those early misinterpretations frequently determine what evidence exists later.—
Stephen Martin,
Oklahoma Watch,
13 Jan. 2026
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Doubts have been cast on jobs data due to misinterpretations of the labor bureau’s routine reviews of its statistics and its admissions about the difficulty of getting answers to its employment surveys.—
Jonathan Lansner,
Oc Register,
8 Jan. 2026
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For Mallios, some of the resistance reflected broader misconceptions that still surround cannabis culture.—
Tanya Benedicto Klich,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2026
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But the treatment comes with misconceptions and a stigma, following its connection to Matthew Perry's sudden death in 2023.—
Paula Ebben,
CBS News,
16 May 2026
Noun
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The event is designed to offer tools to help improve communication skills, reduce misunderstandings and strengthen everyday connections.—
La Jolla Light,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 May 2026
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Conflict, stress, misunderstandings and emotional mistakes are unavoidable parts of intimacy.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
25 May 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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Ronald Reagan did not suffer from such misapprehensions.—
Gordon G. Chang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Dec. 2025
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“Misstatements.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misstatements. Accessed 30 May. 2026.
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