mistaken
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While this total dropped to $1.252 trillion in the first quarter of 2026, this shouldn’t be mistaken for an improvement in consumer health.
From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026
I don’t get mistaken for an actual person, but I do love the moment where you pass them on the sidewalk or on the subway and you see the wheels churning in their mind.
From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026
“Edelweiss,” mistaken at times for an actual Austrian folk song instead of an American creation, hasn’t always been a welcome olive branch.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
Which, if I’m not mistaken, is precisely the status quo.
From Salon • May 17, 2026
“I think he might have mistaken Haskel for me.”
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
Vocabulary lists containing mistaken
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Power Suffix: -en
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