miscommunication

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In the compressed world of a 988 call, in which both counselor and caller are strangers with little information to go on besides the words they exchange, the potential for miscommunication is high.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

“Whether it’s a relationship or a friendship, so many people are afraid of being clear, and that’s where all the miscommunication comes from — when we start overthinking,” she says.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 29, 2026

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, one of the American president's closest European allies, has vaguely spoken of a "problem of understanding and miscommunication."

From BBC • Jan. 20, 2026

He has conducted his several calls with Rodríguez in Spanish to limit the risk of miscommunication, according to administration officials.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 7, 2026

What happened next is a twisted braid of mixed signals, distrust, miscommunication, and conjecture.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee