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misplace

[mis-pleys] / mɪsˈpleɪs /


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Concerns about a potential dividend cut, similar to BCE’s, are misplaced, Valentini says.

From The Wall Street Journal

"If some people have mistakenly inferred that this children's production has any content about the migrant situation which has sparked debate in the UK some nine years later, then their reaction is misplaced."

From BBC

In the real world, people sometimes lose cognitive ability as they age, change address, have things misplaced by caregivers, etc.

From MarketWatch

This fear of AI is misplaced, even dangerous.

From The Wall Street Journal

Vanderbilt strives to imbue “Nuremberg” with a retro appeal that sometimes feels misplaced.

From Los Angeles Times