misunderstanding
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Your agent appears to be misunderstanding the underwriting rules.
From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026
In 2022, during the last review of the treaty considered the cornerstone of non-proliferation, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned humanity was "one misunderstanding, one miscalculation away from nuclear annihilation."
From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026
But, before embarking on her first trip to Europe as president of Mexico, Sheinbaum sought to clarify what she called a misunderstanding.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026
Shattering events lurk in the fog of misunderstanding through which the kid fights to find things that will please her.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
After the Armistice he tried frantically to get home but some complication or misunderstanding sent him to Oxford instead.
From " The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald
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