misunderstand
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Hopefully Hollywood won’t misunderstand the lesson in those projects’ success.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
We also discovered—without too much surprise—that he often seems to fundamentally misunderstand the works he treasures most deeply.
From Slate ● Jun. 11, 2026
They misunderstand the proper role of an economic system.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026
Nvidia remains undervalued by investors, perhaps because they misunderstand the company’s true data-center dominance.
From Barron's ● May 29, 2026
If she said yes, he might manage to misunderstand her hatred of him.
From "Copper Sun" by Sharon M. Draper
Amazon responded by saying the FTC "fundamentally misunderstands how advertisers operate".
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
For Barton, the red card illustrates something he believes the public still misunderstands: VAR does not eliminate the need for the referee to interpret the rules.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
Some of its language suggests that, despite several briefings, he completely misunderstands the subject of uranium enrichment—crucial to any negotiation with Iran.
From Slate ● Jul. 23, 2026
“This case misunderstands YouTube, which is a responsibly built streaming platform, not a social media site.”
From Barron's ● Mar. 25, 2026
The evidence is clear: not only does della Porta echo Garzoni’s words, but he misunderstands some of the experiments he claims to have performed, and so misreports them.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
A department spokeswoman later said the chief had misunderstood a directive.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
Holmes and Evans embrace what they call “radical transparency,” opening their home to the cameras in hopes of convincing the filmmakers — and eventually the world — that the public has fundamentally misunderstood her.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026
Canadians have never felt quite safe with America, while Americans have consistently misunderstood and underestimated the enormous land to the north.
From Salon ● Aug. 31, 2026
Postpartum psychosis isn’t widely understood, which is why, at least in part, this trial is so misunderstood.
From Slate ● Aug. 25, 2026
Shawn would think about what Dad had told him on the phone, and sooner or later he would realize that my denial—my claim that Dad had misunderstood me—was a lie.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
"Constraining LLM development under a misunderstanding of fair use doctrine would thwart such creative and scientific progress while hindering American prosperity and economic mobility," the document read.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
Her lawyer called it a misunderstanding as she pleaded not guilty to the charges.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
According to the researchers, the controversy sparked by the findings reported last November was caused by a misunderstanding in the analysis rather than evidence that scientists' basic picture of the universe had suddenly broken down.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 29, 2026
One misunderstanding of a variable interest rate or a cosigner’s responsibilities can blow up decades of financial planning.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 24, 2026
To avoid misunderstanding, use another word to describe an un- lucky accident. fulsome.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
