misplace
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Just as robots can misplace blocks, chatbots can generate false or misleading outputs.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 5, 2026
Sometimes we’re so angry about what’s going on in the world, we misplace our anger.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 23, 2024
To misplace one life-size figure of a Japanese man in native costume is perhaps careless, but to do it twice is exactly what happened at Glasgow's Museum of Transport stores in 2018.
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2023
It’s proof that the 20-time Grammy winner, who settles in for eight solo shows at Seattle’s downtown jazz mecca, can misplace more gems than most mortals will ever lay down.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 20, 2023
“Do let me know if you misplace that precious souvenir again. I have eyes everywhere, all the time.”
From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed
One of Early’s other beloved characters, a Southern standup comedian named Vicky with a V who loves Maggiano’s restaurants and frequently misplaces her denim jacket, shares a similar tenderheartedness to Maddie.
From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026
She shows up at dentist appointments early, misplaces her keys, forgets to close the refrigerator door.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 17, 2024
Like many other people with ADHD, she often has to re-purchase items such as watches and keys because she regularly misplaces them.
From BBC ● Jan. 17, 2024
She’s a working mom with lots of hobbies, and when she misplaces her keys or important papers — or leaves a favorite purse at a restaurant — she becomes frustrated and irritable.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 10, 2022
During the exodus, she misplaces her shawl and refuses to let anyone wait for her while she searches for it, waving them away into the night.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
He also appears to have misplaced every hair below his collarbone.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026
The council's focus on creating lots of jobs locally is misplaced, Matthew believes.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
I’ve been an eyewitness to lost specimens turning up in a museum when a colleague spotted a dinosaur skull and pterosaur skeleton sitting on the wrong shelf like misplaced library books.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 7, 2026
So let me offer a different lineup, since the country seems to have misplaced it.
From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2026
“Everybody has misplaced someone,” murmurs Madame Manec, and Marie-Laure’s father switches off the wireless, and the tubes click as they cool.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
When he did turn up, he seemed to be constantly misplacing his bank cards and leaving Helen to pick up the bill.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
“The IRS is not unknown for, perhaps, misplacing mail as it comes in,” he said.
From MarketWatch ● May 27, 2026
Occasionally, he has had heated arguments with the media, lambasting outlets for "misplacing" their focus.
From Barron's ● Apr. 12, 2026
“No one’s trying to steal Blood Orange albums out of an Uber,” he says while laughing, referring to ever misplacing the drive.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2025
She laughed aloud at herself for misplacing it.
From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin
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