misplace
Example Sentences
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Concerns about a potential dividend cut, similar to BCE’s, are misplaced, Valentini says.
"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.
Vanderbilt strives to imbue “Nuremberg” with a retro appeal that sometimes feels misplaced.
From Los Angeles Times
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