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misplace

[mis-pleys] / mɪsˈpleɪs /


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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

To opponents of the bills, including dozens of environmental and labor groups, the effort misplaces the source of building woes and instead would restrict one of the few ways community groups can shape development.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 2, 2025

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

If you are the type who misplaces their readers repeatedly, do what I do and invest in an inexpensive chain or cord and wear your readers around your neck.

From Washington Post Mar. 23, 2020

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

The stakes are certainly higher than misplaced socks.

From MarketWatch Jul. 6, 2026

"It would be...not misplaced to refer to their capabilities as akin to digital nuclear weapons," Ratcliffe said.

From Barron's Jun. 30, 2026

Community distrust and misplaced fears have been two of the most challenging aspects of this current outbreak.

From Slate Jun. 9, 2026

The EFL could then potentially rebalance the regions for the second-round draw, if for instance York were misplaced in the south.

From BBC May 28, 2026

There was a boy, too, a supposed half brother named Joaquin, but no one seemed to know where he was anymore, like a set of keys someone had misplaced.

From "Far from the Tree" by Robin Benway

“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

According to reports from Reuters and the Wall Street Journal, he fired a Coast Guard pilot after blaming him misplacing Noem's blanket as they switched from one plane to another on a trip.

From BBC Mar. 6, 2026

In the middle stand the players, the professionals who have to maintain a healthy balance or risk misplacing their senses.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 27, 2023

She laughed aloud at herself for misplacing it.

From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin




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