misleading
Example Sentences
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We all know that social-media personas can be misleading.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026
A report in 2021 by the coroner that carried out the Flint Cahan inquest warned that "a culture of impunity existed" at the Trust where "inaccurate and misleading recording of clinical records was tolerated."
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
Clippers president of business operations Gillian Zucker was suspended without pay for one year for “being primarily and directly culpable for the impermissible endorsement arrangements and for providing false and misleading statements to investigators.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
Meta's Community Notes is a system modeled on a similar program at Elon Musk's X, allowing users themselves to add context to potentially misleading content.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
Otherwise, it would be a merciless and, indeed, a heinous action, as it would entail ruining a reputation and misleading a community.
From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali
