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misrepresentation

[mis-rep-ri-zen-tey-shuhn] / ˌmɪs rɛp rɪˌzɛnˈteɪ ʃən /


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“Sad that a misrepresentation ruined this man’s life,” she told the Press Enterprise, which was first to report the story.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

UnitedHealth eventually denied months of claims, and wrote in a letter that it had suspended any future payments to a behavior analyst working for the company “for misrepresentation of services.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 2, 2026

It made multiple allegations against OpenAI including deceptive and unfair trade practices, negligence, violating product liability laws, fraudulent misrepresentation and causing a public nuisance.

From BBC Jun. 1, 2026

Depending on the facts and the state, that could constitute fraudulent misrepresentation, concealment or a breach of fiduciary duty.

From MarketWatch May 20, 2026

Most important, from the point of view of the friendship, Jefferson admitted that his behind-the-scenes criticism of Adams had been a willful misrepresentation.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

Other allegations, the letter said, were based on misrepresentations:

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 4, 2026

Let’s start by correcting misrepresentations in vastly longer accounts produced elsewhere.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 21, 2026

A representative for the company has described the claims as a "clout-chasing complaint" which is "built on deliberate misrepresentations and categorically false statements".

From BBC Apr. 23, 2026

The experience of the nonagency mortgage-backed securities market before the 2008 financial crisis shows how opacity can enable misrepresentations of asset quality, erode investor confidence and contribute to market unraveling.

From MarketWatch Apr. 13, 2026

If he devotes considerable space to the subject, and exhibits a special earnestness in its presentation, the misrepresentations of Lincoln's Christian biographers have furnished a reasonable pretext for it.

From Abraham Lincoln: Was He A Christian? by John B. Remsburg




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