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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

It is a worrying thing to misplace your kneecap.

From BBC Oct. 30, 2024

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

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

He misplaces his reading glasses, the ones attached to the Dollar Store string.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove

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

The misplaced foot is something of an optical illusion, due mainly to Trumbull’s less than masterful drawing.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 4, 2026

That odd and misplaced sense of curiosity at their behavior winked out finally, replaced by the horrific thump of realization that he was about to be captured for the second time in so many days.

From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner

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

Seventy-nine-year-old Genevieve Lane volunteered to take the Alzheimer’s drug Leqembi in a clinical trial because she was forgetting words and misplacing her keys.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 17, 2024

She laughed aloud at herself for misplacing it.

From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin




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