miscalculation

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Waller pointed to the Fed’s costly miscalculation early in the pandemic, when policymakers dismissed one price surge after another as temporary, each time expecting inflation to resolve itself.

From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026

The result of this miscalculation may very well be catastrophic.

From Salon • Apr. 7, 2026

Sora now looks like an expensive strategic miscalculation, one that was led by key employees who were at the center of the AI talent war raging across Silicon Valley.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

Still, in pursuing their asymmetric strategy, Tehran’s commanders made one miscalculation.

From Slate • Mar. 13, 2026

Quivering with the uncertainty of pioneers, dreading that they might have been led astray by some minuscule miscalculation, they wrote a short note for publication and hastened to Lawrence’s house for his approval.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik