misstatement
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Prosecutors alleged this technical misstatement was a federal crime punishable by up to 60 years in prison.
From Slate ● May 1, 2026
Her lawyers say any misstatement in her mortgage papers was, at worst, an inadvertent paperwork error.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 21, 2026
Andrew Dowd, a Ventura County Fire Department public information officer, clarified an earlier misstatement that the fire was declared “contained” Monday at 6:56 p.m.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2025
“By doggedly attempting to justify every misstatement, Professor Bartov lost all credibility,” the judge wrote.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 18, 2023
The real interest of these things ought not to be denied either by the misstatement that the materials adapted are mere common property, nor by the calumny that Handel was uninventive.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 8 "Haller, Albrecht" to "Harmonium" by Various
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