as in misstatement
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Noun
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Counsel should try to foresee and prevent any misconstruction.—
Joshua Stein,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025 -
Counsel should try to foresee and prevent any misconstruction.—
Joshua Stein,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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But this reaction stemmed from a fundamental misinterpretation.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
14 Apr. 2025
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Sometimes, what feels like outright rejection is a miscommunication or a misinterpretation of intent.—
Benjamin Laker,
Forbes.com,
11 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Yet, this vision is based upon a misunderstanding of the causes and consequences of American industrial decline.—
Made by History,
Time,
21 Apr. 2025
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Lastly, your celestial ruler, Mercury, will clash with Mars in your communication sector on May 18 — expect mental friction and potential arguments with others, especially around misunderstandings or mixed signals.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
19 Apr. 2025
Noun
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One of the biggest misconceptions about book marketing is that there’s a one-size-fits-all approach.—
Chris Gallagher,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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One of the most common misconceptions among IT personnel responsible for the recovery of systems after a destructive cyberattack like ransomware or a wiper is about what an indicator of compromise (IOC) is and its applicability to secure recovery.—
James Blake,
Forbes.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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This failure has long been viewed as one of the key miscalculations that delayed the country's recovery, which only began with World War II's industrial demands.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Apr. 2025
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But human miscalculations continually threaten that delicate balance.—
Allie Volpe,
Vox,
3 Apr. 2025
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Revealing unverified or incomplete information could hurt investigations, prejudice prosecutions, violate privacy or create misimpressions, according to the agency.—
Bart Jansen,
USA TODAY,
5 June 2023
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For roughly four hours, the hearing played out as a fusillade of statistics, impressions and misimpressions, as Republicans argued that New York was a hellscape of unchecked violence and chaos — viral videos of which were shown on local news programs around the country to to prove it.—
Ginia Bellafante,
New York Times,
18 Apr. 2023
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“Misdescription.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misdescription. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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