mistaken

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They return again and again to the phenomenon of experiential change, such as the way that memories may seem accurate or false depending on one’s vantage, or when something original is mistaken for its simulacrum.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

In the heart of Sao Paulo, a "prisonometer" keeps a live tally of people jailed due to Latin America's largest AI facial-recognition system, but its successes have been marred by mistaken arrests.

From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026

It would never be mistaken for a dry lecture or a didactic pamphlet.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

Multiple people told the Washington Post that the school was “on a U.S. target list and may have been mistaken for a military site.”

From Salon • Mar. 13, 2026

His eyes were glassy, unfocused, and, if she was not mistaken, he almost smiled.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny