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misunderstand

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


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

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 19, 2026

To dismiss that language as frivolous, Shah argues, is to misunderstand what it is doing.

From BBC Jul. 22, 2026

We also discovered—without too much surprise—that he often seems to fundamentally misunderstand the works he treasures most deeply.

From Slate Jun. 11, 2026

They misunderstand the proper role of an economic system.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 2, 2026

“You did well, Perseus. Do not misunderstand me. Whatever else you do, know that you are mine. You are a true son of the Sea God.”

From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan

Amazon responded by saying the FTC "fundamentally misunderstands how advertisers operate".

From BBC Aug. 31, 2026

For Barton, the red card illustrates something he believes the public still misunderstands: VAR does not eliminate the need for the referee to interpret the rules.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 10, 2026

The court "misunderstands FIFRA's requirement, misinterprets the scope of FIFRA's preemption and ultimately leaves Durness without a remedy for the significant harms he has suffered."

From Barron's Jun. 25, 2026

It’s hard to describe how profoundly that misunderstands what the military ought to be.

From Slate Jun. 16, 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

The batter looked almost suspiciously vegetable-heavy going into the oven, the sort of mixture that makes you wonder whether you have misunderstood either baking or gardening.

From Salon Aug. 31, 2026

"I've always been misunderstood because of how I look," she sang on 2008's Backwood Barbie.

From BBC Aug. 26, 2026

Mere days after taking to the media to insist that he is a misunderstood film buff who just wants to save Hollywood, he threatened to help destroy it.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

The man who once said he would like to be “the King of Football” has often conducted himself as the organization’s sole executive, believing that any opponents simply misunderstood his purpose.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 1, 2026

But when there’s no chance of being misunderstood, it’s not a terrible crime to use than me in casual conversation or informal writing: Trixie’s fatter than me.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner

"Constraining LLM development under a misunderstanding of fair use doctrine would thwart such creative and scientific progress while hindering American prosperity and economic mobility," the document read.

From Barron's Sep. 3, 2026

"This is a complete misunderstanding, Your Honour. My client was trying to get a picture of Ms Clancy," Light's attorney Jennifer White said in court.

From BBC Sep. 2, 2026

According to the researchers, the controversy sparked by the findings reported last November was caused by a misunderstanding in the analysis rather than evidence that scientists' basic picture of the universe had suddenly broken down.

From Science Daily Aug. 29, 2026

One misunderstanding of a variable interest rate or a cosigner’s responsibilities can blow up decades of financial planning.

From MarketWatch Aug. 24, 2026

“I didn’t know you were afraid of flying,” she said, completely misunderstanding me.

From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter




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