mistaken
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Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that any interpretation of Russia as the junior partner was mistaken as the relationship “is founded on the principle of equality. The sides take into consideration one another’s interests.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
Greenspan is remembered for telling a member of Congress that if the lawmaker thought he understood what Greenspan was saying, he was certainly mistaken.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 11, 2026
Sarah said the drones strikes have mainly targeted fuel stations or fuel tankers, with other residents saying that water and sewage trucks, apparently mistaken for fuel tankers, have also been hit.
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026
The Washington Post, citing officials familiar with the Minab inquiry, reported that the school was on a U.S. target list and “may have been mistaken for a military site.”
From Salon ● Jul. 7, 2026
"Sources say that the alleged shooter, Jack Franklin, may have mistaken a Snickers bar for a deadly weapon."
From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon
Vocabulary lists containing mistaken
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Power Suffix: -en
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