misled

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“All I ever wanted was for you to get silly with me baby,” she sings about a relationship gone wrong, multi-tracking her vocals on the chorus to convey just how badly her feelings misled her.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

This allegedly misled tax authorities and allowed the company to avoid the VAT payments.

From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026

In earlier fights, he has successfully beaten back claims that he misled Tesla investors and committed defamation via his posts.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

So, for instance, Judge Murphy laid out why it looks like Solicitor General John Sauer misled the justices during the South Sudan episode.

From Slate • Feb. 28, 2026

Mr. Smollet’s spelling misled me, as I asked for Poter’s Court instead of Potter’s Court.

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker