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

The four-star commander said he is concerned North Korean leaders will miscalculate or mistakenly believe that the escalation of a conflict can be controlled.

From Washington Times ● Apr. 19, 2023

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

OnePlus has scaled back the background-blurring effect, which helps to hide the errors when the camera miscalculates whether to blur or keep something in focus.

From The Verge ● Nov. 20, 2017

He goes over his tallies, in case he miscalculated, but he never miscalculates.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 13, 2016

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

If, accordingly, he miscalculates, he cannot save himself from serious loss as a smaller man might do by a prompt discovery of his error.

From Supply and Demand by Hubert D. Henderson

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

More than 30 parents have told BBC Your Voice they've experienced miscalculated child maintenance arrears, money wrongly taken from wages or bank accounts and lengthy court battles with the CMS.

From BBC ● May 15, 2026

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

From Slate ● May 4, 2026

Both Washington and Tehran appear to have miscalculated how the other would behave, triggering an ever-expanding conflict with few clear ways out in the foreseeable future.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 10, 2026

Had she miscalculated her time, or...she had a darker thought.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray

But, for her, the real win was in shining a light on the "systemic" miscalculating of PT holiday pay by Nuffield Health.

From BBC ● May 31, 2026

Plus, President Trump says Iran is miscalculating his urgency to end the war, and the administration’s new bank accounts for children goes live.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026

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

Yet, though he failed in his attempt to revolutionize society, and perished through miscalculating the tremendous forces arrayed against him, his sacrifice was not wholly in vain.

From A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume I by Henry Charles Lea