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misdirect

[mis-di-rekt] / ˌmɪs dɪˈrɛkt /






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They are so smart, often harder to misdirect, harder to kind of just psychologically go the way that you predict.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2025

So juxtaposing that line with footage of the adult Yellowjackets being threatened with evidence of their shared past — again — could be a misdirect.

From Salon • Feb. 10, 2025

We can’t afford to let the banks misdirect us again.

From Slate • Mar. 22, 2024

“Baylor’s focus of media attention on football tried to misdirect attention from institutional failures of the Baylor administration. Our clients would have none of that,” Dunn said.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 18, 2023

But to successfully ignore those reports and misdirect people into thinking the problem was under control?

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman




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