mistaken
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She did say, however, that staying a few miles offshore helped to avoid being mistaken for shark food.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026
Ireland was mistaken, he warned, in relying on a crop prone to failure.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
Popular student leader Neha Bora became a viral sensation after a case of mistaken identity led to police detaining her lookalike.
From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026
Julie Hesmondhalgh noticed Myha'la ostentatiously winking at Grant before she voted for him, which led the former Coronation Street actress to make one of the most impassioned - but mistaken - speeches of the night.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
“My dear father, you are mistaken; Justine is innocent.”
From "Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley
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