misconception
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The study also helps address a common misconception.
From Science Daily • Apr. 18, 2026
That misconception, they say, contributes to the glut of plastic piling up in our rivers and oceans, and inside our bodies.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 21, 2026
McCullum said he thought there was a "misconception" that he ran a "loose ship" and wanted everyone out drinking, and that he didn't care about cricket.
From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026
MarketWatch: What’s the biggest misconception people have about spending money?
From MarketWatch • Jan. 21, 2026
I knew what it was to have a misconception corrected—a misconception of such magnitude that shifting it shifted the world.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
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Power Prefix: mis-
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