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misrepresentation

[mis-rep-ri-zen-tay-shuhn] / ˌmɪs rɛp rɪˌzɛnˈteɪ ʃən /


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“The continued application of the abatement here was inadvertent and resulted from that gap in process, not from any misrepresentation by the owners,” Pollack said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

“Sad that a misrepresentation ruined this man’s life,” she told the Press Enterprise, which was first to report the story.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026

Google's statement said the company prevents "image creation on harmful topics" and its AI policy instructs users against "misinformation, misrepresentation or misleading activities."

From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026

Following his sentencing to three-and-a-half years in prison for two counts of fraud by misrepresentation, his victims Joanne Brandon-Hodgkinson and Helen Moorefield hope that, by speaking out, they will alert possible future victims.

From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026

Most important, from the point of view of the friendship, Jefferson admitted that his behind-the-scenes criticism of Adams had been a willful misrepresentation.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

But Bonta abruptly canceled the mediation session, accusing Paramount of “playing games,” leaking details and making misrepresentations about the talks despite agreeing to keep them confidential.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026

Let’s start by correcting misrepresentations in vastly longer accounts produced elsewhere.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026

The experience of the nonagency mortgage-backed securities market before the 2008 financial crisis shows how opacity can enable misrepresentations of asset quality, erode investor confidence and contribute to market unraveling.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 13, 2026

In his own complaint, Fox similarly argued that Martin “knew or should have known” that he was acting unconstitutionally, though he did not claim that he made factual misrepresentations in an official capacity.

From Slate ● Mar. 11, 2026

"I say, if you have any sense of decency, to release him from the most unfortunate position in which your father's misrepresentations, and your own peculiar behaviour, have entangled him."

From A Woman Perfected by Richard Marsh


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