misinterpret
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"It was more about me being excited about the game, which I think people started to misinterpret as being absolute promises. And I wasn't smart enough to realise that."
From BBC ● Apr. 21, 2026
“Users may misinterpret AI-generated content as expert guidance,” they wrote, “potentially resulting in delayed treatment, inappropriate self-care, or misplaced trust in non-validated information.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 26, 2026
Homeowners might also misinterpret the presence of mushrooms, which give cute Woodland Nymph vibes, but can indicate internal tree decay.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 4, 2026
It’s easy for students to misunderstand and misinterpret college award letters that specify the financial aid they will receive.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 31, 2025
So much comes into my head at night when I’m alone, or during the day when I’m obliged to put up with people I can’t abide or who invariably misinterpret my intentions.
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
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The court "misunderstands FIFRA's requirement, misinterprets the scope of FIFRA's preemption and ultimately leaves Durness without a remedy for the significant harms he has suffered."
From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026
Bentley introduced a detective who misinterprets the clues made available to the reader; his solution is proven wrong even though the same clues yield the correct answer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 20, 2026
But that misinterprets why people bothered to read about McCain when she topped the discourse mountain — she's a terrific adversary.
From Salon ● Oct. 27, 2023
The new research, Wen says, misinterprets these changes as caused by the core’s spin rather than to its fluctuating surface.
From Scientific American ● Jan. 25, 2023
Olly misinterprets my shiver and steps close to me to add his towel to my shoulders.
From "Everything, Everything" by Nicola Yoon
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Several Labor ministers have jumped to Albanese's defence, saying the former envoy and the media have misinterpreted his comments.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
“Now, because audiences can be so polarized, when you send out a message, you’ve really got to think about not only ‘How can this be interpreted?’ but also ‘How can this be misinterpreted?’
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 8, 2026
She later said her comments had been misinterpreted.
From Barron's ● May 11, 2026
This could be especially helpful when individual signals are weak, unclear, or easily misinterpreted.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 15, 2026
I had clearly misinterpreted the scene in the hallway.
From "Paper Towns" by John Green
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Ritholtz does exactly that, running through such surefire ways to wreck your wealth as ignoring taxes, paying excessive fees, misinterpreting data, overreacting to short-term trends, and trading too much.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
This means geneticists will need to update their tools to avoid misinterpreting results.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 3, 2025
Dr Lee has accused the prosecution of misinterpreting his research and he has since published an update discounting a link between marks on the skin and air embolisms.
From BBC ● Feb. 4, 2025
But landlord groups contend that inevitable evictions will only be delayed, since the vast majority of cases churning through the courthouses do not stem from a landlord misinterpreting the law.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2024
Since there are serious consequences to misinterpreting these statements as absolute laws, a responsible writer should insert a qualifier like on average or all things being equal, together with a slightly or somewhat.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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