misjudge

When central bankers misjudge the moment, markets adjust quickly, and policy makers are forced to follow.

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 9, 2026

Without accounting for this process, models may misjudge how carbon moves through the ocean and how the system responds to environmental stress.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 8, 2026

Cramps can creep up on those who misjudge their pre-match routine.

From BBC ● Feb. 27, 2025

Angelica is interesting because the sisters really misjudge her.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 23, 2024

Did they misjudge this water crisis so badly that they dismissed how dire it was, and left it in the hands of volunteers?

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman

“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

She often misinterprets situations and misjudges people’s motivations.

From The Guardian ● May 29, 2018

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

“We clearly misjudged how this deal would be viewed by the wider football community and how it might impact them in the future,” a spokesman for the bank said then.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 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

The scalp of in-form captain Kerr swung the game firmly in England's favour as she also misjudged Bell's swing and Plimmer suffered the same fate, but Green and Halliday counter-attacked confidently.

From BBC ● May 16, 2026

History has been unkind to the former first lady, who has been routinely belittled, mocked and misjudged.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 11, 2026

The casino had misjudged, badly, the odds of its own game, and at least one person had noticed.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

She has faced criticism from her audience for undergoing the procedure, which she feels stems from people "misjudging" her reasons.

From BBC ● Mar. 7, 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

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

Then there’s the struggling position players, the Dodgers bringing back ineffective Kiké Hernández while sticking with a slumping Chris Taylor and misjudging former-prospect-turned-suspect Gavin Lux.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2024

I had spent almost my entire life misjudging birds.

From This Side of Wild by Gary Paulsen