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miscommunication

NOUN
unclear or inadequate communication
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The breakdown was messy and mired in miscommunication on both sides, a person briefed on the matter said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

"Whatever miscommunication, whatever poor information, they should not have been subjected to this ongoing trauma and distress, and I can only apologise genuinely for that."

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

But then the measure failed to get traction in the House, and Cotton has said the Senate’s OK four years ago only happened due to miscommunication.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026

"Encouraging progress has been made including the creation of a mechanism for further technical talks," they said, detailing a contact channel set up to "avoid incidents and miscommunication" in the Strait of Hormuz.

From Barron's ● Jun. 22, 2026

What happened next is a twisted braid of mixed signals, distrust, miscommunication, and conjecture.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee


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