miscount
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The audit concluded there was no evidence of a miscount or fraud.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 31, 2022
LaFleur blamed the error on a miscount from the coaches' box.
From Fox News ● Feb. 8, 2022
LaFleur blamed the error on a miscount from the coaches’ box.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 8, 2022
Carey appeared to miscount her steps on her run-up to the vault table, throwing her off.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2021
But it is no use, we listen for every explosion that comes close, miscount the tricks, and fail to follow suit.
From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque
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It looks simple, but if a child miscounts, counts one cow twice or skips one, it reveals they need to work on their number sense.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026
The geography of the miscounts also points to other potential causes.
From New York Times ● May 19, 2022
Auditors concluded that miscounts in a New Hampshire election were primarily caused by the way ballots were folded, according to a report released Tuesday.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 13, 2021
Maine's analysis found that the Census Bureau's demonstration data on certain age and gender groups had error rates of more than 100%, which the letter warned would leave areas "vulnerable to large miscounts."
From Salon ● Mar. 7, 2020
The author counts over money, miscounts it, then in counting forgets all about it, puts the money away and continues the reading of Yorick.
From Laurence Sterne in Germany A Contribution to the Study of the Literary Relations of England and Germany in the Eighteenth Century by Hewett-Thayer, Harvey W. (Harvey Waterman)
But when Emily visits Stephanie, who’s locked away in her hotel room on house arrest like a twee Rapunzel, it becomes clear that the players have been miscounted.
From Salon ● May 3, 2025
England were bowled out for 159 after Jones had miscounted how many balls were left in the 48th over, which left number 11 Lauren Bell exposed at the other end.
From BBC ● Jan. 22, 2025
Prosecutors also suggested the poker player could have simply miscounted his earnings.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2023
A subsequent review by the state Bureau of Criminal Investigation determined that deputies had miscounted the amount seized during the raid itself.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 23, 2023
In band he miscounted the rests and came in at the wrong time, the only trumpet playing in a measure that was supposed to be all flutes.
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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Tasked with chasing 181 to level the series, Jones was left unbeaten on 47 having failed to marshal the tail and miscounting the balls left in an over.
From BBC ● May 30, 2025
Many other demonstrators were simply wary of the kind of vote miscounting, campaign overspending and electoral pressure tactics that were common in Mexico before the independent electoral agency was created in the 1990s.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 26, 2023
“Twitter was miscounting the number of false and spam accounts on its platform, as part of its scheme to mislead investors about the company’s prospects,” lawyers for Mr. Musk wrote.
From New York Times ● Aug. 4, 2022
Poor communication between FedLoan and other servicing companies about borrowers’ accounts results in miscounting eligible payments, according to the audit.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 8, 2021
Fintan: It is not any fault of myself or any miscounting of my own!
From Three Wonder Plays by Gregory, Lady