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misread

[mis-reed] / mɪsˈrid /


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Yousef Al Otaiba, the country's ambassador to the US, said suggestions that the country requires external financial backing "misread the facts".

From BBC • May 6, 2026

With the stock well off its record levels, I misread that.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

Whether or not he misread the numbers he was seeing on the screen is another matter, and should not impact your refund.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026

The research suggests AI writing’s fluency and professionalism can be misread as credibility, warning companies against equating prose quality with case quality.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

I watched a whole afternoon unfold under my nose, and I misread everything that was happening, from start to finish.

From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse




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