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But there are a lot of people looking over their shoulder, going, “Wait, did we miscalculate? Are we on the wrong side of things?”

From Slate ● May 30, 2025

Because of negativity bias, we miscalculate the upsides and downsides of social life.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2024

Every time any actor decides to roll the iron dice of war, there is a significant chance that they are going to miscalculate.

From Salon ● Apr. 17, 2024

“If we aren’t crystal clear, there’s a possibility that Beijing could miscalculate and start a war that drags us in.”

From Washington Times ● Dec. 6, 2022

I ain’t partial to swords—the time on the reverse is too long if you miscalculate your swing—but it’s better than a couple of rusty gardening blades.

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland

But if it miscalculates and raises rates too high or too fast, history suggests it could trigger a recession.

From Washington Times ● Dec. 18, 2018

A system that consistently miscalculates energy use risks being falsely reassuring or forcing the user into an unnecessarily restrictive diet.

From The Verge ● Jun. 3, 2014

Even when the team indisputably miscalculates, as when the Spurs signed Richard Jefferson to a high-dollar multiyear deal, the situation is dealt with quietly and efficiently.

From Slate ● May 29, 2012

The risk inherent in all this, however, is that someone on either side miscalculates and triggers a full-blown conflict.

From Reuters ● Jan. 25, 2012

Let him sail warily, and if he miscalculates let him suffer shipwreck.

From Impressions and Comments by Havelock Ellis

A fresh report published last month by Zero Waste Scotland concluded that most incinerators are operating well below their maximum capacity, which suggests the capacity gap might have been miscalculated.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

Umanksy points to Measure ULA, the voter-approved tax widely referred to as the “mansion tax,” as an example of miscalculated promised outcomes.

From MarketWatch ● May 22, 2026

But regardless of the intention, Fairhope miscalculated in prosecuting Gamble.

From Slate ● May 4, 2026

“I think the company miscalculated the benefits versus losses,” said Collis, a Carnegie Mellon University professor.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 23, 2026

“It seems we have miscalculated and run entirely out of gasoline.”

From "Louisiana's Way Home" by Kate DiCamillo

These days, its own mathematical ability is just about the only thing that AI is miscalculating.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026

But it is possible that they could be miscalculating, and they end up the ones who back away from the void.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2025

Ford was accused of misleading the EPA by intentionally miscalculating factors used in certification testing.

From Reuters ● Apr. 21, 2023

News and World Report college rankings, after admitting to miscalculating data in its submissions to the ratings.

From New York Times ● Sep. 13, 2022

Wholly miscalculating the strength of the Boers, Sir George Colley, at the end of January 1881, attacked them at Laing’s Nek, in the north of Natal, and was repulsed with heavy loss.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 5 English History by Various