misjudge

When central bankers misjudge the moment, markets adjust quickly, and policy makers are forced to follow.

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 9, 2026

Without accounting for this process, models may misjudge how carbon moves through the ocean and how the system responds to environmental stress.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 8, 2026

Title rivals and McLaren team-mates Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri came to blows for the first time as the Briton appeared to misjudge a passing attempt in the Canadian Grand Prix.

From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2025

Angelica is interesting because the sisters really misjudge her.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 23, 2024

This type of phenomenon has been described in the psychological literature as pluralistic ignorance, in which people misjudge the norm.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander

“Legally Blonde” sets up Elle to be underestimated by everybody, including the audience, although the movie drops small hints from the very start that perhaps everyone misjudges her at their peril.

From Salon ● Jul. 6, 2026

This discovery of Orage’s significance in Katherine Mansfield’s life and work matters to scholars, but Ms. Kimber misjudges how much it might engross readers of a biography.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 30, 2026

"Jurrien doesn't panic and he is really fast so, even if he misjudges a situation, he can still make it up," says Reiziger, who believes Timber's best position is centre-back.

From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2023

Premier League: Ogbonna clears with a header for West Ham as Fabianski misjudges the flight of a Sean Longstaff corner.

From The Guardian ● Apr. 17, 2021

But he briefly gets caught in the portrait of President Washington and misjudges the thickness of the bunting decorating the front of the box.

From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly

But the most obvious explanation might be the correct one: Acme’s first adjuster misjudged the damage, possibly with a bias toward keeping costs down for the company.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 10, 2026

He misjudged shots on the 10th, 11th and 12th holes, with his ball falling off the back of the greens as he posted three successive bogeys.

From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2026

History has been unkind to the former first lady, who has been routinely belittled, mocked and misjudged.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 11, 2026

The city, they concluded, had misjudged the situation but had not pursued Gamble from a place of malice.

From Slate ● May 4, 2026

And with that he raced round the last corner, only to find that by some trick of the tunnel, or of the hearing which the Ring gave him, he had misjudged the distance.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien

Management launched the deal anyway, misjudging how unpopular it would be with clients, then canceled the merger.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 2, 2026

“This high visibility acts as a better deterrent for people and helps prevent animals from accidentally running into the wire or misjudging a jump,” the spokesperson said in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 1, 2026

Simply put, whether due to misjudging the country’s mood or the increasingly obvious effects of poor health and aging, the president has been off his game.

From Salon ● Dec. 1, 2025

And then he crashed after just five corners, misjudging a passing attempt on the Haas of Esteban Ocon.

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2025

I had spent almost my entire life misjudging birds.

From This Side of Wild by Gary Paulsen