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miscalculate
verb as in make a mistake
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If that was the case, and if they miscalculated and stayed down too long, they would have run out of oxygen and perished.
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It is very easy to miscalculate cutting weight.
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It’s a cautionary tale of how quickly miscalculating a customer base can escalate now—and the latest chapter in the corporate culture wars that have come for brands including Bud Light and Target.
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The policy is a form of miscalculated brinkmanship.
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Russia similarly miscalculated the strength and durability of the Assad regime in Syria—now a lost ally.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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