misplacing
Example Sentences
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“The IRS is not unknown for, perhaps, misplacing mail as it comes in,” he said.
From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026
Occasionally, he has had heated arguments with the media, lambasting outlets for "misplacing" their focus.
From Barron's • Apr. 12, 2026
According to reports from Reuters and the Wall Street Journal, he fired a Coast Guard pilot after blaming him misplacing Noem's blanket as they switched from one plane to another on a trip.
From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026
The Biden administration is proposing to make it easier for the government to fine airlines for damaging or misplacing wheelchairs by making it an automatic violation of a federal law on accessible air travel.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 29, 2024
She laughed aloud at herself for misplacing it.
From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin
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