mislead
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Enormous efforts were made to mislead the Germans about what was coming.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026
While such realism can be an asset, it may mislead him about the U.S. balance sheet in Asia.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026
These instant markups boost the returns of the buyers and mislead their investors.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 27, 2026
The PM insisted he did not mislead the Commons.
From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026
Psycholinguists call these local ambiguities “garden paths,” from the expression “to lead someone up the garden path,” that is, to mislead him.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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