miscalculate

Then I mentioned to him what the veteran reporter had said to me about the risk that “confirmation bias” was yet again causing the press corps to miscalculate Trump’s odds of survival.

From Slate ● May 20, 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

Hard-headed governments regularly miscalculate the risks of their most provocative acts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 11, 2023

“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

OnePlus has scaled back the background-blurring effect, which helps to hide the errors when the camera miscalculates whether to blur or keep something in focus.

From The Verge ● Nov. 20, 2017

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

At the mouth of the cave Costigan strives to push Drummond in through the narrow aperture left for their admission, but miscalculates his commander's idea of the proprieties.

From Foes in Ambush by Charles King

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

However, Hogan and McMahon has miscalculated the public’s desire to see Hogan again, especially in the top spot.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2025

State officials added five more years to Joe's sentence because they claimed to have miscalculated his "good time."

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson

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

There are two ways to look at this Lakers season: to condemn the front office for miscalculating the initial roster, or praise them for finally getting it right.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2023

Willing hands, miscalculating the exceeding lightness of her aged body, lifted her higher than need be, above the back of the palfrey.

From The White Ladies of Worcester A Romance of the Twelfth Century by Florence L. (Florence Louisa) Barclay