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The advertising agency has since acknowledged its mistake and refunded the money.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

But make no mistake, it’s entirely possible that her first day briefing the White House press will also be her best day.

From Salon ● Oct. 16, 2026

And in a setting where a mistranslated word can mean the difference between an accurate diagnosis and a dangerous mistake, the consequences can be severe—or even deadly.

From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026

That’s either a masterful, high-stakes long game of passive-aggressive behavior or a level of stubbornness and unwillingness to acknowledge a mistake that is quickly and badly damaging the show’s reputation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

And the person had enough humor and humility to submit the mistake to my scroll, making fun of themselves.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows

Apart from an erosion of market power and more distant customer relationships, purchase mistakes could lead to higher merchandise returns or credit-card chargebacks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

When doctors reviewed translations with high quality scores, they also found small but frequent mistakes in medication instructions, as well as in warnings about when to urgently return to the ER.

From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026

They developed a reputation for being prone to mistakes and turnovers and were considered a bit soft.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

By the time their performance improved in Lisbon on Thursday, they were three goals down and effectively already out of the contest, hamstrung by their own sloppy mistakes.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

She hadn’t cared much on International Mother Language Day, but now the mistakes made her feel even worse.

From "Rickshaw Girl" by Mitali Perkins

He has attended so many of her meetings that some foreign officials mistook him for her chief of staff.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

Thotsakan's guitarist Chanate Trasing says he initially mistook the smoke for dry ice used in stage performances.

From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026

During a nighttime field survey, researchers initially mistook the animal for a mushroom, highlighting just how convincing its disguise is.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 17, 2026

At least 59 detainees were freed because the system mistook them for other people.

From Barron's ● Mar. 17, 2026

“I’m awfully flattered you mistook me for Prince Gwydion. There’s hardly any resemblance, except possibly a certain air of...”

From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander

Nugent said she "definitely, 100%" believed it was a case of mistaken identity.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

Ireland was mistaken, he warned, in relying on a crop prone to failure.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

Popular student leader Neha Bora became a viral sensation after a case of mistaken identity led to police detaining her lookalike.

From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026

A shadow can briefly resemble a face, or one object can momentarily be mistaken for another.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 24, 2026

At first she thought she must be mistaken.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

LZ is especially sensitive to events of this kind, while its design also helps scientists reduce the chances of mistaking ordinary particle interactions for dark matter.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026

Traditionally, a Commonwealth-centric sport, there is no mistaking Glasgow 2026 is a major occasion for netball.

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026

This is an easy category error for anyone to make when talking about tourism, mistaking a country’s boundless beauty and hospitality toward visitors for anything else.

From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2026

There is little chance of mistaking the test car for typical Mercedes fare.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 2, 2026

“Hi, Sandra,” said Ms. Elmer, mistaking my primary’s name.

From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter