mistaken
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He had resigned as a Cambridge professor of sociology of education on 5 August, saying his resignation should not "be mistaken for an acceptance of the narratives that have surrounded me".
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
It’s the mistaken belief that, after a coin comes up heads several times in a row, the chances of it coming up heads on the next flip are particularly low.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 17, 2026
This led to a deeper look into other factors contributing to wrongful convictions, including prosecutorial misconduct and mistaken eyewitness identifications, especially those made by witnesses with different racial backgrounds from the suspects.
From Salon ● Aug. 10, 2026
In a letter posted online, he said quitting was "the only way" to end a "difficult period", but insisted the decision should not be "mistaken for an acceptance of the narratives that have surrounded me".
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026
Nothing could hasten more the progress of these reflections & sentiments which are secretly undermining the institution which this mistaken zeal is laboring to secure agst. the most distant approach of danger.”
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
Vocabulary lists containing mistaken
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Power Suffix: -en
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