as in misstatement
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Noun
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Ohanian used his misconstruction of employment figures as the basis for a wide-ranging critique of California economic policy, mostly citing how the high cost of living drives people out of the state.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Dec. 2024 -
This is a gross misconstruction of federal law.—
Noah Feldman Bloomberg Opinion (TNS),
Star Tribune,
10 Sep. 2020
Noun
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This can help minimize confusion and misinterpretations of policies, leading to better collaboration and productivity.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes,
19 Feb. 2025
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There are still plenty of questions on what led to Wednesday night’s deadly mid-air collision between a passenger plane and an Army helicopter, but pilots who spoke to USA TODAY say a misinterpretation between the helicopter and air traffic control and limited visibility may have played roles.—
Bailey Schulz,
USA TODAY,
31 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Whether personally or professionally, misunderstandings are likely.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
19 Feb. 2025
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Those incentives - $25 per qualifying video up to a maximum of $12,500 for 500 videos - highlighted a fundamental misunderstanding of how social commerce actually works.—
Kiri Masters,
Forbes,
19 Feb. 2025
Noun
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While virtually everyone recognizes the environmental and social benefits of thrifting, certain barriers and misconceptions prevail, hindering the industry’s global adoption.—
Grace Butler,
USA TODAY,
14 Feb. 2025
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This is a common misconception, but no, most people will not want to wear more than one pair of socks while hiking.—
Maggie Slepian,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Feb. 2025
Noun
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And even that total is in doubt given other miscalculations.—
Joey Garrison,
USA TODAY,
20 Feb. 2025
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Nicknames can be a sign of affection — or a terrible miscalculation.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
17 Feb. 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 3 Mar. 2025.
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