misstating

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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

You are probably misstating it when you say that you do notPg 26 "hear" it when you "limp"; it seems more likely to me that you do not listen.

From Piano Playing: With Piano Questions Answered by Hofmann, Josef