mistaken

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The splitter’s decline was due to a mistaken belief it caused elbow injuries, but modern data shows it puts less torque on the elbow.

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

Andrew Malkinson was arrested within weeks of the incident and later convicted, spending 17 years in jail on the basis of mistaken eyewitness evidence.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

Papá finishes eating his slice of baklava before he says, “I think you are mistaken, Reina. But your baklava is as wonderful as always.”

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar