misstate
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"He's pretty young, I will say. He's 17," the former president said, appearing to misstate his age.
From BBC ● May 10, 2024
Benioff has ranted that large language models, which underpin generative AI, steal business data and “lie” when they misstate facts, implicitly underscoring the need for an intermediary.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 1, 2024
“It’s only those who don’t take the time to read it who will misstate it,” he said.
From New York Times ● Jul. 28, 2023
“When you misstate or frame statistics in a manner that support your view ...” Moore paused, then concluded his thought.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 18, 2023
Now to make the judgment itself and not the consequent action the instrumental factor seems to me to misstate the facts of the case.
From International Congress of Arts and Science, Volume I Philosophy and Metaphysics by Various
Mr. Burke misstates the date the Air France plane was hijacked as July 6, 1976.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 20, 2026
Nikola said Milton's social media post "misstates the facts," adding in a statement to Reuters that the proposal to increase its share base could pass without his support.
From Reuters ● Jun. 16, 2023
For example, in a meeting when a person misstates something she has said, she interjects and clarifies what she meant.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 10, 2023
Bauer does not present any compelling argument as to why Thiagarajah’s using a synonym of the court’s own language misstates the court’s findings.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2022
I had it from Mrs. Gybbon-Smythe who never misstates anything.
From The Way of an Eagle by Ethel M. (Ethel May) Dell
A previous version of this report misstated the U.S.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 8, 2026
Correction, July 7, 2026: This article originally misstated that Kleban founded the Maine Brewing Company.
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026
Correction, April 22, 2026: This piece originally misstated that citrus canker is a viral infection.
From Slate ● Apr. 20, 2026
The 9th Circuit had agreed with the state’s attorneys who said the judge had misstated California law.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 2, 2026
If there is anything which makes my blood boil it is to have the evidence misstated for the purpose of putting a man in the penitentiary.
From The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 10 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Legal by Robert Green Ingersoll
The bank terminated Bodner in May 2024, claiming he violated policy by using a company card for a home party and misstating the expense.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026
“Santander’s decision to broadly market its new stated-income policy, even to dealers with a history of misstating income, led to a significant spike in the number of early payment defaults.”
From Salon ● Mar. 30, 2026
The administration alleges that Cook engaged in mortgage fraud, misstating certain details on mortgage documents before she joined the Fed.
From Barron's ● Jan. 21, 2026
In the courtroom, government lawyers actually told Judge Howell that these officials “don’t necessarily understand” legal “terms of art” like reasonable suspicion and probable cause and that they were just misstating the policy.
From Slate ● Dec. 7, 2025
Both of these men have rendered great service to advanced thought, but both have only succeeded in repudiating Atheism by misstating and misrepresenting it.
From Theism or Atheism The Great Alternative by Chapman Cohen