misread
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In the fifth, Jung Hoo Lee hit an inside-the-park home run when Hernández misread the ball off the left-field wall in foul territory, allowing the ball to roll past him.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2026
In 2022 a whistleblower from the Southern Health Trust contacted BBC News about fears that women's smear tests had been misread by screeners with some going on to develop cancer.
From BBC ● May 14, 2026
“He misread the policy and he got me very excited,” she said.
From MarketWatch ● May 13, 2026
With the stock well off its record levels, I misread that.
From Barron's ● May 4, 2026
At this critical moment, Gordievsky managed to persuade his MI6 contacts that the Soviets had misread NATO's intentions.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
But that misreads an endnote: As I make clear in the text, the number refers specifically to German casualties during the first three months of Operation Barbarossa.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2025
It did not help that a couple of misreads meant he did not get to one through ball and Alejandro Garnacho failed to react to one of his.
From BBC ● Dec. 9, 2023
“There were some misreads and misfires by me. Just been working on that stuff as much as possible,” Zappe said.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 5, 2023
His defense has also slipped, with misreads in center becoming concerningly more common.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2023
Soojin quickly glances at me, but either misreads my face or ignores it.
From "Amina's Voice" by Hena Khan
That is a completely ridiculous misreading of this speech.
From Slate ● Apr. 17, 2026
That shows many investors believe it’s wise to swallow their fears of war, but he thinks that “is a total misreading of history,” given its impact on energy and fertilizer supplies.
From Barron's ● Mar. 16, 2026
The endangerment finding and all subsequent regulation reflect a “profound misreading of” Massachusetts, according to the EPA.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 18, 2026
"Cases such as this show that this was a misreading which disregards the rights of women as set out in both equality law and the workplace health and safety law."
From BBC ● Jan. 16, 2026
The apparent textual anomalies are artifacts, products of misreading.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Prefixes: mis-
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