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misidentify

[mis-ahy-den-tuh-fahy, -i-den-] / ˌmɪs aɪˈdɛn təˌfaɪ, -ɪˈdɛn- /


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"We've found that many respondents misidentify a warning as a watch, which means conditions are favorable for a tornado," Armstrong said.

From Science Daily May 9, 2024

"Why lie about this and why misidentify the payment if it was legal? And second, your response to that theory of the case?"

From Salon Mar. 15, 2023

Plus, many people misidentify butterflies, notes Sarabia, so a guide can help you safely spot them.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 26, 2023

“How could this major airline misidentify a passenger in such a grotesque and negligent way, to cause such harm,” Mr. Lowe said.

From Washington Times Jun. 9, 2022

They misidentify other marks like animal bites as alleged human bite marks.

From Slate Apr. 4, 2022

Not only that, the cartographic malfunction included completely unrecognisable shapes of the six misidentified countries.

From BBC Jul. 31, 2026

May 18, 2026: A headline on this story initially misidentified the island where the fire is burning.

From Los Angeles Times May 18, 2026

An earlier version of this report misidentified the titles of Vital Lyfe’s founders.

From MarketWatch May 7, 2026

The tools -- prompted in four languages -- not only misidentified authentic text as AI-generated but also attempted to monetize those errors.

From Barron's Mar. 30, 2026

Then, in the 1980s, local divers stumbled upon it but misidentified it as a Dutch merchant ship.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler

The research suggests that the brain may be misidentifying internally generated thoughts as sounds coming from the outside world.

From Science Daily Jan. 23, 2026

“Silver prices fluctuate, but misidentifying items can cost far more than waiting for a slightly better spot price.”

From MarketWatch Dec. 31, 2025

Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok churned out misinformation about Australia's Bondi Beach mass shooting, misidentifying a key figure who saved lives and falsely claiming that a victim staged his injuries, researchers said Tuesday.

From Barron's Dec. 16, 2025

Couples with "baskets of bottled beer and blankets", children wildly misidentifying pigeons and press photographers resignedly legging it around the grass in an attempt to get their shot all added to the chaos.

From BBC Mar. 2, 2025

According to the AP report, in a 2005 oral history for AP’s corporate archives Robinson made no mention of misidentifying the photo and gave no indication of uncertainty whether Ut took the photo.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 25, 2025




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