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misguide

[mis-gahyd] / mɪsˈgaɪd /






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Further “speculation on any proposed rule prior to it being published,” he said, “only serves to misguide public discourse and stoke fear in those who rely on disability benefits for economic stability.”

From Salon ● Nov. 2, 2025

As expectations about what these products should detect increase, so too do the opportunities to let them misguide us and cause us to punish or profile innocent people.

From Slate ● Dec. 11, 2023

“The agents guide the people, or misguide them, into going illegally,” Anil Pratham, director of the anti-human trafficking unit of the Gujarat police, said in a telephone interview.

From New York Times ● Mar. 14, 2022

Don’t let the instant success stories of the past decade misguide you.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 30, 2021

But that quality which is little sister to restraint, and is yet far more repulsive to the public mind than vehemence, emerged to misguide my pen.

From And Even Now by Sir Max Beerbohm

The war in Iraq was a tragically misguided venture that tested the Western alliance more than 20 years ago.

From Salon ● Sep. 17, 2026

Recent calls from artificial-intelligence leaders to slow the technology’s development have rippled through the stock market — and Wall Street’s early reactions may be misguided.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026

Fans loved Dunder Mifflin’s misguided regional manager Michael Scott in “The Office,” but Carell never felt the love from the academy.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026

Scientists have described the UKRI's decision as "heartbreaking" and "scientifically misguided".

From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026

I hope she's able to enjoy it because as misguided as Effie can be, she has a very keen instinct about certain things and must at least suspect we're in trouble.

From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins

"We continue to do that and covering it up or misguiding the Environment Agency in any way is absolutely no part of that performance."

From BBC ● Dec. 4, 2023

“I mean, we don’t do modeling like that. This is misguiding people.”

From New York Times ● Sep. 14, 2021

Hamilton said: "It is unacceptable, cowardly and misguiding for those in power to suggest such a law."

From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2021

PSG players celebrated with enthusiasm in front of their fans but the exuberance was somewhat misplaced and also misguiding.

From Washington Times ● Oct. 19, 2016

The misguided ideas of a misguided leader who in turn was misguiding his army and his people.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron




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