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misleading

[mis-lee-ding] / mɪsˈli dɪŋ /


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And Meta already owes New Mexico nearly $1 billion for misleading users about its platforms’ safety.

From Slate Aug. 26, 2026

A separate ruling bars Meta from making false or misleading statements about its safety features.

From Barron's Aug. 26, 2026

The National Transportation Safety Board determined the burn was unnecessary and based on misleading and incomplete information from Norfolk Southern and contractors.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 25, 2026

However, she says Alpturk was responsible for signing off procedures at the clinic and she denies ever misleading patients.

From BBC Aug. 18, 2026

Surveys or polls which don’t include confidence intervals or margins of error are often misleading.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos




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