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misread

[mis-reed] / mɪsˈrid /


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Trying to explain the device, and how her claims of its efficacy were misread by investors and the public, Holmes once again can’t translate her thoughts into words that make sense to Fielder.

From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2026

If you routinely misread or ignore social cues — or tend to act impulsively — that’s a potential red flag.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026

Human-like machines may appear familiar and trustworthy as their civilian use grows, increasing the risk people misread danger.

From BBC ● Jun. 8, 2026

Even the material restraint—so easy to misread as austerity—proves strategic.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026

Well, I guess I misread things a bit.

From "Thirteen Reasons Why" by Jay Asher

Carolina Milanesi, an analyst at Creative Strategies, said that misreads how consumers actually adopt technology.

From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026

But Mr. Ferguson misreads the law in going after NewsGuard, a private outfit.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 12, 2026

It did not help that a couple of misreads meant he did not get to one through ball and Alejandro Garnacho failed to react to one of his.

From BBC ● Dec. 9, 2023

His defense has also slipped, with misreads in center becoming concerningly more common.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2023

Sometimes, her anxiety makes her too sensitive and she misreads people.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti

Roblox stock declines as Wall Street believes investors could be misreading the videogame company’s business trajectory.

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

But where Hwan’s Christianity is a willful, grotesque misreading of the Bible, Latif actively wrestles with his moral shortcomings.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

If that were true, astronomers could have been misreading the supernova data and incorrectly concluding that cosmic expansion was speeding up when it was actually slowing.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 29, 2026

But Gawat caught several errors in real time, including a misreading of his vitamin D level, which was low.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

Then, there were indications she was misreading the actual size of the islands.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee


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