misrepresent
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It is another to misrepresent the principal source of threat.
From Slate • Jan. 1, 2026
The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute said the ad campaign used “selective audio and video” to misrepresent the former president’s address.
From Salon • Dec. 2, 2025
“There’s a danger where you misrepresent the truth,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025
Ms Hempleman-Adams has since apologised, adding: "It was never my intention to misrepresent any historical achievements or cause distress to local communities."
From BBC • Apr. 9, 2025
Facts are made in the image not of people, who misremember, misquote and misrepresent, but of books, immutable but mobile.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
Vocabulary lists containing misrepresent
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