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misrepresentation

[mis-rep-ri-zen-tey-shuhn] / ˌmɪs rɛp rɪˌzɛnˈteɪ ʃən /


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More recently, the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute agreed to pay $15 million to resolve allegations of misrepresentation of images or data that passed through peer review.

From Slate • May 3, 2026

"At this early stage, I am extremely cautious regarding what is fact vs. fiction or misrepresentation," Graham wrote on X.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

Percival also warned that alerting lawmakers would be seen as “in bad faith and bordering on material misrepresentation to Congress.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026

"I am myself a victim of deception, misrepresentation, and manipulation," Zuma-Sambudla adds in the affidavit.

From BBC • Nov. 28, 2025

Most important, from the point of view of the friendship, Jefferson admitted that his behind-the-scenes criticism of Adams had been a willful misrepresentation.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis




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