mislead
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This case was "about whether corporations can mislead consumers about what happens to their personal information without facing meaningful consequences. New Mexico stood its ground," Torrez said in a statement.
From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026
But he has too much integrity to mislead voters into thinking it’s all hunky-dory.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
The technology might still eliminate jobs, manipulate or mislead users, or automate away forms of expression that used to be exclusively human.
From Slate ● Sep. 9, 2026
The change could mislead consumer, marketing and aviation experts said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
“This will only mislead him, showing him pastures in which he is not allowed to graze.”
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
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One major reason is fraud, where one party intentionally misleads the other before the agreement is signed, causing the other party to enter the contract based on false information.
From MarketWatch ● May 20, 2026
Unions say the Freedom Foundation misleads workers by using union colors and logos to make the mail seem as if it is coming from the union itself.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 28, 2025
“Attempting to classify foods as unhealthy simply because they are processed, or demonizing food by ignoring its full nutrient content, misleads consumers and exacerbates health disparities,” Gallo said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 2, 2025
The ASA is cracking down on online ads like these, saying their structure misleads customers.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2024
He misleads men by the very robustness of his talk into the notion that great dreams can take the place of great actions.
From Masterman and Son by W. J. (William James) Dawson
In the Meta case, Roy and her team had argued that the social media giant had intentionally designed its products to hook young children and repeatedly misled the public about known risks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
A judge ordered Meta Platforms to pay $25 billion to New Mexico, weeks after a jury found the social-media company misled users about its data-privacy practices.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
Musk has only just settled the lawsuits from all the angry people who say they were misled.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026
"The State Bar should investigate whether Ms. Zacharia has misled the public about her credentials," she added.
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026
So when Savery built a model he would have been misled into thinking he had made a breakthrough.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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However, relying on a single fluorescent probe could produce misleading results.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026
A former Theranos research engineer who worked closely with Elizabeth Holmes says that ‘You Can See Everything’ is misleading and definitely not a documentary.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026
A state jury found the social-media giant liable for misleading the state’s consumers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
Athene told the Journal the annuity performed exceptionally well and called the stock comparison misleading.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026
The term was certainly widely used in the late seventeenth century, but it is more misleading than helpful.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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