miscalculate

But there are a lot of people looking over their shoulder, going, “Wait, did we miscalculate? Are we on the wrong side of things?”

From Slate ● May 30, 2025

Every time any actor decides to roll the iron dice of war, there is a significant chance that they are going to miscalculate.

From Salon ● Apr. 17, 2024

Hard-headed governments regularly miscalculate the risks of their most provocative acts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 11, 2023

Some here in South Korea agree, arguing the spy satellite, by offering accurate data, reduces the odds the isolated Kim regime will miscalculate and start a war.

From Washington Times ● Nov. 28, 2023

I ain’t partial to swords—the time on the reverse is too long if you miscalculate your swing—but it’s better than a couple of rusty gardening blades.

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland

But if it miscalculates and raises rates too high or too fast, history suggests it could trigger a recession.

From Washington Times ● Dec. 18, 2018

OnePlus has scaled back the background-blurring effect, which helps to hide the errors when the camera miscalculates whether to blur or keep something in focus.

From The Verge ● Nov. 20, 2017

He goes over his tallies, in case he miscalculated, but he never miscalculates.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 13, 2016

Even when the team indisputably miscalculates, as when the Spurs signed Richard Jefferson to a high-dollar multiyear deal, the situation is dealt with quietly and efficiently.

From Slate ● May 29, 2012

If, accordingly, he miscalculates, he cannot save himself from serious loss as a smaller man might do by a prompt discovery of his error.

From Supply and Demand by Hubert D. Henderson

What was marketed as guaranteed stability turned out to be miscalculated risk.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026

Umanksy points to Measure ULA, the voter-approved tax widely referred to as the “mansion tax,” as an example of miscalculated promised outcomes.

From MarketWatch ● May 22, 2026

But regardless of the intention, Fairhope miscalculated in prosecuting Gamble.

From Slate ● May 4, 2026

Netflix may have miscalculated the Ellison family’s determination when it agreed Feb. 16 to allow Paramount back into the bidding.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 27, 2026

The driver hadn’t realized until too late how slow we were going, or else he had miscalculated how fast he would catch up to us.

From "The Book of Unknown Americans" by Cristina Henríquez

But, for her, the real win was in shining a light on the "systemic" miscalculating of PT holiday pay by Nuffield Health.

From BBC ● May 31, 2026

Plus, President Trump says Iran is miscalculating his urgency to end the war, and the administration’s new bank accounts for children goes live.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026

Ford was accused of misleading the EPA by intentionally miscalculating factors used in certification testing.

From Reuters ● Apr. 21, 2023

There are two ways to look at this Lakers season: to condemn the front office for miscalculating the initial roster, or praise them for finally getting it right.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2023

So long as we were chaining there was no great fear of miscalculating position; so far then as the second Depot, it would not be difficult for any other traveller to follow my course.

From Expedition into Central Australia by Charles Sturt