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mislead

[mis-leed] / mɪsˈlid /


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For example, photos included in the indictment show the use of a hair dryer to move serial numbers to boxes of nonworking, replicated dummy servers in an attempt to mislead the U.S.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 21, 2026

Much of this imagery is hyper unrealistic and intended to glorify rather than mislead.

From BBC • Mar. 15, 2026

“I don’t think the administration has sought to mislead, but one does get the sense that they are building the aircraft mid-flight.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 2026

Some also mislead investors about their exposure, as one firm allegedly did by telling clients it falsely had access to Anduril, a private military-tech company.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 18, 2026

In fact, quotation marks used like that can mislead the reader.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner