miscalculate

But there are a lot of people looking over their shoulder, going, “Wait, did we miscalculate? Are we on the wrong side of things?”

From Slate ● May 30, 2025

Every time any actor decides to roll the iron dice of war, there is a significant chance that they are going to miscalculate.

From Salon ● Apr. 17, 2024

Hard-headed governments regularly miscalculate the risks of their most provocative acts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 11, 2023

“If we aren’t crystal clear, there’s a possibility that Beijing could miscalculate and start a war that drags us in.”

From Washington Times ● Dec. 6, 2022

I ain’t partial to swords—the time on the reverse is too long if you miscalculate your swing—but it’s better than a couple of rusty gardening blades.

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland

But if it miscalculates and raises rates too high or too fast, history suggests it could trigger a recession.

From Washington Times ● Dec. 18, 2018

A system that consistently miscalculates energy use risks being falsely reassuring or forcing the user into an unnecessarily restrictive diet.

From The Verge ● Jun. 3, 2014

Even when the team indisputably miscalculates, as when the Spurs signed Richard Jefferson to a high-dollar multiyear deal, the situation is dealt with quietly and efficiently.

From Slate ● May 29, 2012

The risk inherent in all this, however, is that someone on either side miscalculates and triggers a full-blown conflict.

From Reuters ● Jan. 25, 2012

At the mouth of the cave Costigan strives to push Drummond in through the narrow aperture left for their admission, but miscalculates his commander's idea of the proprieties.

From Foes in Ambush by Charles King

What was marketed as guaranteed stability turned out to be miscalculated risk.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026

Umanksy points to Measure ULA, the voter-approved tax widely referred to as the “mansion tax,” as an example of miscalculated promised outcomes.

From MarketWatch ● May 22, 2026

But regardless of the intention, Fairhope miscalculated in prosecuting Gamble.

From Slate ● May 4, 2026

Drake was due to play in Amsterdam two days after the final Manchester show, but his team had miscalculated the time it would take to ship the stage across the North Sea.

From BBC ● Mar. 13, 2026

A person misplaced, disorganized, miscalculated, overlooked everything and opened every loophole, and just when he thought he had it made, the government gave him a lake or a forest or an oilfield and spoiled everything.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller

These days, its own mathematical ability is just about the only thing that AI is miscalculating.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026

The food safety watchdog has issued new guidance over caffeine in food supplements after a man died miscalculating the amount he was meant to use.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2024

Ford was accused of misleading the EPA by intentionally miscalculating factors used in certification testing.

From Reuters ● Apr. 21, 2023

There are two ways to look at this Lakers season: to condemn the front office for miscalculating the initial roster, or praise them for finally getting it right.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2023

The wolves sprang, but, miscalculating my speed, they fell behind, as I glided out upon the river!

From The New McGuffey Fourth Reader by William Holmes McGuffey