misinterpretation
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Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said a misinterpretation of the court ruling had spread among migrants and traffickers, leading to the influx.
From Slate ● Jul. 31, 2026
The specimen had even earned a place in the Guinness Book of Records, but scientists now say that distinction was based on a misinterpretation.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 7, 2026
For more than two centuries, historians had repeated a misinterpretation of the Anglo Saxon Chronicle – one of the earliest written records of English history, he said.
From BBC ● Mar. 21, 2026
Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese apologised for any "misinterpretation" Thursday after describing a sexual assault survivor who became an advocate for women as "difficult".
From Barron's ● Feb. 26, 2026
Disease usually results from inconclusive negotiations for symbiosis, an overstepping of the line by one side or the other, a biologic misinterpretation of borders.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
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