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misjudge

[mis-juhj] / mɪsˈdʒʌdʒ /


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Because people may forget foods or misjudge how much they consumed, self reported diet data can be imperfect.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 18, 2026

“Families continually misjudge how fast the need for care can expand,” says Farr.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 15, 2026

Title rivals and McLaren team-mates Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri came to blows for the first time as the Briton appeared to misjudge a passing attempt in the Canadian Grand Prix.

From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2025

“It’s one thing to make a mistake or misjudge something or be ignorant,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 9, 2025

“You misjudge those who honor you. They do not think you can predict the future or save them from catastrophe. They honor you because you are the Storyteller.”

From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin

“Legally Blonde” sets up Elle to be underestimated by everybody, including the audience, although the movie drops small hints from the very start that perhaps everyone misjudges her at their peril.

From Salon ● Jul. 6, 2026

This discovery of Orage’s significance in Katherine Mansfield’s life and work matters to scholars, but Ms. Kimber misjudges how much it might engross readers of a biography.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 30, 2026

Mr Walsh told the BBC: "Anyone who believes that this is just a temporary downturn and therefore can be fixed with temporary measures, I'm afraid seriously misjudges what the industry is going through."

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2020

Lippman says customers appreciate those special editions, but if his staff misjudges demand for a certain title, he could be stuck with thousands of paper doorstops.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 19, 2017

But he briefly gets caught in the portrait of President Washington and misjudges the thickness of the bunting decorating the front of the box.

From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly

Facebook-owner Meta avoided the FTC’s breakup threat last year when a court ruled that enforcers misjudged its control over the social-media market.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

But the most obvious explanation might be the correct one: Acme’s first adjuster misjudged the damage, possibly with a bias toward keeping costs down for the company.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 10, 2026

Tehran misjudged that his concern over the midterm elections would guide his handling of conflict, the president says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 30, 2026

The city, they concluded, had misjudged the situation but had not pursued Gamble from a place of malice.

From Slate ● May 4, 2026

Somewhere near the top of Coalwood Mountain, I misjudged where I was and stepped off the road, disappearing under the snow into a deep ditch.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam

The Pinarello-Q36.5 rider had what he described as a "horror" fall in a ravine after he went off the road, misjudging a corner during the penultimate descent of the day.

From BBC ● Mar. 28, 2026

Management launched the deal anyway, misjudging how unpopular it would be with clients, then canceled the merger.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 2, 2026

“This high visibility acts as a better deterrent for people and helps prevent animals from accidentally running into the wire or misjudging a jump,” the spokesperson said in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 1, 2026

By that point, Descovich has expressed regret about possibly misjudging Glaude’s civics teacher, and one candidate in this fantasy gubernatorial race knowingly has capitalized on a manufactured scandal.

From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2025

I had spent almost my entire life misjudging birds.

From This Side of Wild by Gary Paulsen




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