misunderstanding

Example Sentences

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Art Tinoco, the Riverside County registrar of voters, has refuted that number — saying it was based on a misunderstanding of raw data that had not been fully processed.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

The expert said: "The idea of a heroic march is a Victorian invention that has shaped our understanding, or misunderstanding, of 1066 for far too long."

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026

He had yet to acclimate to his new neighborhood when he was arrested last year in a misunderstanding with the police.

From Slate • Mar. 19, 2026

A misunderstanding about the impact of AI on software has brought software stocks’ valuations to reasonable levels that are now able to be seen as a function of profit multiple.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026

He was sure there had been a misunderstanding somewhere.

From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin