misleading
Example Sentences
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“While the District’s letter purports to recite other ‘issues of concern,’ it does so in an incomplete and misleading manner — as we set forth in our response to the District.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
She attributed her decision to prosecute Hearn as the result of misleading information provided by the Department of Interior.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
The spokesman of Morocco’s Ministry of Interior on Sunday blamed human-trafficking gangs and the dissemination of misleading information about easier access to Europe.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
That’s a level often viewed as fairly valued, although PEG ratios rely heavily on forecasted growth, which is based on Wall Street estimates and can be misleading at times.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 2026
The term was certainly widely used in the late seventeenth century, but it is more misleading than helpful.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
