- present participle of misunderstand.
misunderstanding
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Unlike the incident involving OpenAI's technology, Anthropic's models had access to the internet "due to a misunderstanding between us and our evaluation partner," called Irregular, Anthropic said in a blog post.
From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026
“From that point of view, it becomes a more serious story, and it goes beyond misunderstanding to something more worrying.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
To some, it may feel like Araki is flattening complex social mores and misunderstanding the anxieties behind this era of semi-celibacy.
From Salon ● Jul. 31, 2026
Tanny Martinez, owner of the restaurant, said the pair had now paid a week later and told him it was a "misunderstanding".
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026
“There’s been a misunderstanding, is all I can say, Mr. Tatum.”
From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez
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The Palantir board strongly urged shareholders to vote down the proposals, saying they were “predicated on misunderstandings and inaccuracies about Palantir’s work.”
From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026
But there are insights about his perception of—and plans for—America to be gained from examining those misunderstandings.
From Slate ● Jun. 11, 2026
The process was filled with misunderstandings and distrust as the techie outsiders worked to win over the risk-averse industry veterans.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 5, 2026
One of the most common misunderstandings about tariffs is who pays them.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 20, 2026
Learning from its lessons in Peru, Haiti, and Russia, PIH works closely with governments and their agencies to minimize political misunderstandings and to deploy their complementary resources.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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