as in to misinterpret
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At a high level, however, data can get misinterpreted.—
Subha Barry,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026 -
But some misinterpreted the meme as a threat against Perry County High School, located in Linden, Tennessee, where sheriff's deputies later took Bushart into custody.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
20 May 2026
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In a case filed in September, the DOJ claimed Volgaev concealed and misrepresented his involvement in the smuggling operation during his naturalization process and thus should lose citizenship.—
Jaclyn Diaz,
NPR,
2 June 2026
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Prosecutors said Roberts knowingly misrepresented his citizenship status on employment paperwork during his time at the district, which serves 30,000 students, according to the AP.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
1 June 2026
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In a previous version of this story a photo caption misstated the last name of Meena Westford as Westfield.—
Kirk Siegler,
NPR,
3 June 2026
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An earlier version misstated the percentages.—
Tobias Burns,
CNBC,
1 June 2026
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Mercury’s clash with Neptune distorts the reality of a situation.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
3 June 2026
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The mold shapes itself into a tall biped that resembles a stick figure or distorted skeleton.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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Somebody could misspeak, a camera could be seen.—
Payton Turkeltaub,
Variety,
13 May 2026
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However, today, the bigger risk is not misspeaking.—
Cheryl Robinson,
Forbes.com,
12 Feb. 2026
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Public blockchains make settlement visible, auditable, and difficult to falsify.—
Sean Lee,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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The ad shows footage of Williamson walking out of a downtown Sacramento courthouse earlier this month after pleading no contest to lying to federal authorities, falsifying tax records and bank fraud.—
Lia Russell,
Sacbee.com,
30 May 2026
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In announcing them, Trump grew so loud that the audio feed spiked in a way that left his words garbled.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
25 Feb. 2026
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The Limits of Expansion Since mathematicians began studying expander graphs in the 1960s, they’ve been used to model the brain (opens a new tab), perform statistical analyses, and build error-correcting codes — encrypted messages that can be read even if they get garbled in transmission.—
Leila Sloman,
Quanta Magazine,
18 Apr. 2025
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Bocce will be offering takeaway, both in the form of prepared food and things customers can cook at home, like pasta and sauces that come with instructions.—
Sean Timberlake,
Sacbee.com,
9 June 2026
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Castle said her daughter dreamed of eventually cooking for presidents and other world leaders.—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
9 June 2026
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“Mistranslate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mistranslate. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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