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misstate

[mis-steyt] / mɪsˈsteɪt /


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Rumanes’ lawsuit describes a “culture of deception” at Live Nation, saying its “basic business model was to misstate and exaggerate financial figures in efforts to solicit and secure business.”

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 23, 2026

"He's pretty young, I will say. He's 17," the former president said, appearing to misstate his age.

From BBC May 10, 2024

But many legal scholars, along with university lawyers and administrators, believe at least some of those free-speech assertions muddle, misstate, test or even flout the amendment, which is meant to guard against state suppression.

From New York Times May 1, 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

Was it fair for the editor of a leading journal to misstate so obvious a fact?

From An Ethical Problem Or, Sidelights upon Scientific Experimentation on Man and Animals by Albert Leffingwell

“What we object to is a review that misstates the plan’s contents and reaches beyond the issues the Education Code assigns to the county, all while threatening escalation.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 11, 2026

Mr. Burke misstates the date the Air France plane was hijacked as July 6, 1976.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 20, 2026

But he misstates the timing of the ill-fated U.S. raid and muffs the mission’s actual goal: to seize two of the Somali warlord Mohamed Aidid’s lieutenants, not Aidid himself.

From New York Times Jul. 26, 2023

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

But the writer strangely misstates the case when he says that “all great writers on ethics and politics” agree with Mr. Spencer.

From Moral Principles and Medical Practice The Basis of Medical Jurisprudence by Charles Coppens

A previous version of this report misstated the U.S.

From MarketWatch Jul. 8, 2026

“EBR Systems Clears Stock Overhang With Capital Raise — Market Talk,” at 0035 GMT, misstated the amount as 0.38 Australian cents a share.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 5, 2026

District Judge George Wu, misstated the law required to prove guilt, saying if Boylan “engaged in misconduct and/or acted with gross negligence,” he could be found guilty of the charge.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 23, 2026

Correction, April 21, 2026: This piece originally misstated that Maska left NewsNation after the 2024 election was decided.

From Slate Apr. 21, 2026

It is clear that he wished to conceal his real age, that he falsified the date of his departure for Dalmatia, and that he somewhat misstated the nature of his intimacy with Mme.

From The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi; Volume the First by Carlo Gozzi

“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

The efforts have faltered in court, with a grand jury earlier this month declining to indict James for allegedly misstating the intended use of a property in Norfolk, Va.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 22, 2025

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

That is a matter which gives me great satisfaction, and I believe the House will agree with me that I am not misstating the case.

From Speeches on Questions of Public Policy, Volume 1 by John Bright




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