as in to misinterpret
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Myers also allegedly told Kenney that the crosshairs symbol found on some of the Zodiac Killer's letters was actually a Celtic cross — and that authorities also misinterpreted another clue in the killer's writing.Jessica Sager, People.com, 23 Oct. 2024
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Andrew Kelly | Reuters DETROIT — Investors misinterpreted a public offering on Wednesday by Lucid Group that raised roughly $1.75 billion — and led to the stock’s worst daily performance in nearly three years, CEO Peter Rawlinson told CNBC.Michael Wayland, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2024
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Recent reporting by the Orange County Register also brought to light a pair of cases in which two candidates misrepresented nomination papers to get on the ballot.Tri Ta, Orange County Register, 24 Oct. 2024
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To categorize these words as solely Gen Z or Gen Alpha slang misrepresents their history, and over-simplifies the way in which language evolves and grows.Casey Clark, Parents, 15 Oct. 2024
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Correction: Due to a reporting error, an earlier version of this story misstated the name of the hospital where Lindsay Clancy is being treated.John R. Ellement, BostonGlobe.com, 1 May 2023
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An earlier version of this article misstated Emily Busch’s position.Chuck Todd, NBC News, 18 Apr. 2023
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Wash trading is prohibited under U.S. law, specifically by the Commodity Exchange Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and financial regulators closely monitor markets for signs of such activity due to its potential to distort market integrity and mislead investors.Jack Kelly, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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The Labor Department said its survey of establishments — the raw material for payrolls numbers — was distorted by hurricane effects, as well as an unusually tight window for employers to respond to the department's surveys.Axios, Axios, 1 Nov. 2024
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These leaders don’t merely lie or misspeak or make light of life and death.Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 23 Oct. 2024
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Walz was criticized following the Oct. 1 debate for flubbing an answer about allegedly misspeaking about being in Hong Kong during the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre.Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 21 Oct. 2024
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One of these indictments even yielded a conviction, albeit on 34 relatively minor charges of falsifying business records.Vox Staff, Vox, 6 Nov. 2024
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Although former President Donald Trump was convicted earlier this year in a Manhattan court of 34 felony counts of falsifying business records, the Republican presidential nominee can still vote in the 2024 presidential election.Patrick Maguire, CBS News, 5 Nov. 2024
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The idea may be, to garble Anna Karenina in a botlike way, that all plagiarisms are alike — but that obfuscates the idiosyncrasies of art and, indeed, of technology.Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2024
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Data-poisoning tools like Nightshade, which can garble some AI outputs, may be a more effective solution for concerned artists.Kate Irwin, PCMAG, 8 Oct. 2024
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Claudia Alexander, a resident of Marin County, has been happily cooking for family and friends for more than three decades.Claudia Alexander, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Add the chicken, if using. Reduce heat to low and cook 5 minutes more.Kelly Brant, arkansasonline.com, 6 Nov. 2024
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“Mistranslate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mistranslate. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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