as in to misinterpret
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Will the people who misinterpret this character finally realize he was originally supposed to be an indictment of copaganda?—
Savannah Salazar,
Vulture,
15 May 2026 -
The Scarecrow comes to her aid, but his intentions are misinterpreted by the staff.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 May 2026
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Tyler Robinson's defense has argued that broadcasts of the proceedings create a media frenzy that often misrepresents him and could bias potential jurors.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 May 2026
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On top of misquoting statutes and misrepresenting legal standards, the filing also made broad claims about what constitutes doxing without citing a single case to support their stance.—
Ashley Belanger,
ArsTechnica,
18 May 2026
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An earlier version misstated the state.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
13 May 2026
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Correction, May 6 The original version of this story misstated the business relationship between Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman and Aramco.—
Vivienne Walt,
Time,
7 May 2026
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Both are used to distort drone and missile guidance systems.—
The Week UK,
TheWeek,
13 May 2026
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These developments do not rise to a level where AI can be said to be distorting the economy.—
Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 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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Ships routinely turn off their location trackers, use spoofing to falsify positions and sail under false flags.—
Adina Renner,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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Saulter was being investigated for allegedly falsifying time sheets, disobeying a direct order and failing to report part-time employment properly.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 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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Continue to cook the butter, stirring occasionally, until golden brown and nutty, 5 to 7 minutes.—
Kate Williams,
AJC.com,
18 May 2026
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Per 1 cup cooked, chickpea pasta contains roughly 190–220 calories, 30–35g of carbs, 12–15g of protein, 8–10g of fiber and 3–4g of fat.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Charlotte Observer,
18 May 2026
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“Mistranslate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mistranslate. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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