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misunderstand

[mis-uhn-der-stand] / ˌmɪs ʌn dərˈstænd /


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On a recent episode of What Next, host Mary Harris spoke to Pulido about what Democrats misunderstand about South Texas and whether he’s singing the right tune for Congress.

From Slate ● Sep. 28, 2026

"Because they misunderstand it, this is not being reflected to employees," says Rahman, who runs a London-based consultancy, HR Habitat.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

Hopefully Hollywood won’t misunderstand the lesson in those projects’ success.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026

“To suggest that one branch would seek to derive economic benefit from the Epstein matter would be to misunderstand those ties and to insult the decision-makers involved,” it said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2026

Then, so Chester couldn’t misunderstand, he made a chirping noise himself.

From "The Cricket in Times Square" by George Selden

In response Kundizeza wrote: "To suggest that a writer cannot write in different styles or genres, or improve his writing substantially after five or more years fundamentally misunderstands the craft of writing."

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

Is she the one who is out of line and misunderstands the boundaries of marriage?

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026

Such a view misunderstands what the court is up to in those rare instances when it has stood up to the president.

From Slate ● Sep. 16, 2026

Cameron Berg misunderstands the Catholic Church’s contribution to humanity’s self-understanding in his op-ed “Will the Pope Owe an Apology to AI?”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 24, 2026

The evidence is clear: not only does della Porta echo Garzoni’s words, but he misunderstands some of the experiments he claims to have performed, and so misreports them.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

“And that’s a testament to Cole writing something very true and anchored in real emotion. I think anyone who has ever felt underestimated or misunderstood or overlooked can really identify with this role.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026

So when our realtor texted early Monday morning to tell us our offer had been accepted, we assumed we’d misunderstood.

From Slate ● Oct. 28, 2026

"I do not want to entrust national pride to the wrong people," said Klopp, who prefers the term "positive patriotism" to "national pride", which he fears can be misunderstood.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

If its reach has been misunderstood, other explanations built around the traditional model may also need to be reconsidered.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026

Being misunderstood was all part of the package.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris

And their misunderstanding of their mandate just may start to set the stage.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

McKinney thinks Roy’s emphasis on fighting Trump speaks to a misunderstanding of the job.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

The results also highlighted a persistent misunderstanding surrounding the familiar hurricane "cone of uncertainty."

From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 2026

During Wednesday's earnings conference call, BofA executives were asked "how it gets to this point" and whether there was a misunderstanding of the rules.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

Yet, when he finally got up the bravery, when he spoke to her directly, there was no misunderstanding.

From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila


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