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mislead

[mis-leed] / mɪsˈlid /


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This tells me she is either remarkably unobservant or willing to mislead the public.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Mailyan, 45, was convicted this week in federal court, accused of submitting more than $45 million in fraudulent Medicare claims for Botox injections and attempting to mislead investigators working on the case.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 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

This cultural barrier at Torres Strait is astonishing only because we may mislead ourselves into picturing a full-fledged New Guinea society with intensive agriculture and pigs 10 miles off the Australian coast.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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