mislead
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Based solely upon a single 1994 interview claiming a precise 50-year memory, such a tale can mislead writers who fail to appreciate how unreliable human memory can be.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026
These instant markups boost the returns of the buyers and mislead their investors.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 27, 2026
The PM insisted he did not mislead the Commons.
From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026
Among its claims, the county alleged the oil companies engaged in a conspiracy to mislead the public and violated consumer protection rules by mischaracterizing the dangers of their products.
From Salon • Apr. 10, 2026
This cultural barrier at Torres Strait is astonishing only because we may mislead ourselves into picturing a full-fledged New Guinea society with intensive agriculture and pigs 10 miles off the Australian coast.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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