mistook
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He has attended so many of her meetings that some foreign officials mistook him for her chief of staff.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
He said afterward that he mistook the plastic fork for a weapon.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
Thotsakan's guitarist Chanate Trasing says he initially mistook the smoke for dry ice used in stage performances.
From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026
During a nighttime field survey, researchers initially mistook the animal for a mushroom, highlighting just how convincing its disguise is.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 17, 2026
When I decided to go to Alaska that April, like Chris McCandless, I was a raw youth who mistook passion for insight and acted according to an obscure, gap-ridden logic.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
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