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misguide

[mis-gahyd] / mɪsˈgaɪd /






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Further “speculation on any proposed rule prior to it being published,” he said, “only serves to misguide public discourse and stoke fear in those who rely on disability benefits for economic stability.”

From Salon ● Nov. 2, 2025

As expectations about what these products should detect increase, so too do the opportunities to let them misguide us and cause us to punish or profile innocent people.

From Slate ● Dec. 11, 2023

“The agents guide the people, or misguide them, into going illegally,” Anil Pratham, director of the anti-human trafficking unit of the Gujarat police, said in a telephone interview.

From New York Times ● Mar. 14, 2022

Don’t let the instant success stories of the past decade misguide you.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 30, 2021

Of all the causes which conspire to blind Man's erring judgment and misguide the mind, What the weak head with strongest bias rules, Is pride, the never-failing vice of fools.

From An Essay on Criticism by Alexander Pope

However, Helen Barnard, director of policy and research at the anti-poverty charity Trussell, said the proposals were "deeply misguided".

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

Peter Wittig, a former German ambassador to the U.S., believes such a radical step would be misguided.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

The war in Iraq was a tragically misguided venture that tested the Western alliance more than 20 years ago.

From Salon ● Sep. 17, 2026

Recent calls from artificial-intelligence leaders to slow the technology’s development have rippled through the stock market — and Wall Street’s early reactions may be misguided.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026

Whose interest is that thoughtless and misguided mob serving?

From "Native Son" by Richard Wright

"We continue to do that and covering it up or misguiding the Environment Agency in any way is absolutely no part of that performance."

From BBC ● Dec. 4, 2023

“I mean, we don’t do modeling like that. This is misguiding people.”

From New York Times ● Sep. 14, 2021

Hamilton said: "It is unacceptable, cowardly and misguiding for those in power to suggest such a law."

From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2021

PSG players celebrated with enthusiasm in front of their fans but the exuberance was somewhat misplaced and also misguiding.

From Washington Times ● Oct. 19, 2016

The misguided ideas of a misguided leader who in turn was misguiding his army and his people.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron




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