miscalculate

Example Sentences

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Iran, emboldened by its backers in China and Russia, could easily miscalculate.

From Washington Post

Loeb alleged that the Nature study "miscalculated the surface temperature of 'Oumuamua."

From Salon

CIA Director William Burns, a former U.S. ambassador to Russia, told lawmakers this week he believes Putin has profoundly miscalculated the resistance and determination that his forces would meet from Ukrainians.

From Seattle Times

But Ukraine’s fierce resistance, and the West’s unity in imposing crushing sanctions, has revealed that Mr. Putin greatly miscalculated.

From New York Times

Fortunately, Putin’s Russia is not in as powerful a position as Stalin’s was, and the country’s current dictator badly miscalculated almost everything when he attacked Ukraine.

From Washington Post