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misstate

[mis-steyt] / mɪsˈsteɪt /


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Rumanes’ lawsuit describes a “culture of deception” at Live Nation, saying its “basic business model was to misstate and exaggerate financial figures in efforts to solicit and secure business.”

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 23, 2026

"He's pretty young, I will say. He's 17," the former president said, appearing to misstate his age.

From BBC May 10, 2024

Benioff has ranted that large language models, which underpin generative AI, steal business data and “lie” when they misstate facts, implicitly underscoring the need for an intermediary.

From Seattle Times Apr. 1, 2024

“If I misstate that two plus two equals five, you can correct me. But you shouldn’t convict me. I hope she can return home safely.”

From New York Times Dec. 23, 2021

I am expounding all this in rather a schematic manner, but this is permissible for purposes of instruction, and I am not trying to misstate, but only to simplify matters.

From A General Introduction to Psychoanalysis by Sigmund Freud

Mr. Burke misstates the date the Air France plane was hijacked as July 6, 1976.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 20, 2026

Nikola said Milton's social media post "misstates the facts," adding in a statement to Reuters that the proposal to increase its share base could pass without his support.

From Reuters Jun. 16, 2023

Bauer does not present any compelling argument as to why Thiagarajah’s using a synonym of the court’s own language misstates the court’s findings.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 30, 2022

Amazon has said the lawsuit misstates the facts and has pledged to focus on supporting employees and the families who lost loved ones and the surrounding communities.

From Seattle Times Feb. 11, 2022

I had it from Mrs. Gybbon-Smythe who never misstates anything.

From The Way of an Eagle by Ethel M. (Ethel May) Dell

A previous version of this report misstated the U.S.

From MarketWatch Jul. 8, 2026

Correction, July 7, 2026: This article originally misstated that Kleban founded the Maine Brewing Company.

From Slate Jul. 7, 2026

Correction, April 21, 2026: This piece originally misstated that Maska left NewsNation after the 2024 election was decided.

From Slate Apr. 21, 2026

The 9th Circuit had agreed with the state’s attorneys who said the judge had misstated California law.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 2, 2026

Indeed, the phrenological school have positively misconceived and misstated the principles of cerebral development.

From Buchanan's Journal of Man, June 1887 Volume 1, Number 5 by Joseph R. (Joseph Rodes) Buchanan

The bank terminated Bodner in May 2024, claiming he violated policy by using a company card for a home party and misstating the expense.

From The Wall Street Journal May 28, 2026

“Santander’s decision to broadly market its new stated-income policy, even to dealers with a history of misstating income, led to a significant spike in the number of early payment defaults.”

From Salon Mar. 30, 2026

That report was widely criticized for misattribution and for misstating the conclusions of the studies it cited.

From Barron's Jan. 17, 2026

In the courtroom, government lawyers actually told Judge Howell that these officials “don’t necessarily understand” legal “terms of art” like reasonable suspicion and probable cause and that they were just misstating the policy.

From Slate Dec. 7, 2025

Scrutinize my propositions closely, and see if I am guilty of misstating theirs.

From Life: Its True Genesis by R. W. Wright




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