misapplied

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"It is a textbook case of science misapplied and ethics ignored," Shahzad Gani and Krishna Achutarao wrote in The Hindu newspaper.

From Barron's • Nov. 2, 2025

Yoo’s record reminds us that the law can be misapplied and used as an enabler, rather than as a restraint on unlawful power.

From Salon • Jul. 17, 2024

The reason for this swirl of intrigue is a new state law aimed at safeguarding the rights of juvenile suspects, which may have been misapplied.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 15, 2024

The city of Grants Pass did so in this case November, arguing that the smaller panel had misapplied the law and allowed homelessness to spread.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 6, 2023

The reason it’s worth standing up for punctu-ation is not that it’s an arbitrary system of notation known only to an over-sensitive elite who have attacks of the vapours when they see it misapplied.

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