misplace
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Just as robots can misplace blocks, chatbots can generate false or misleading outputs.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 5, 2026
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
The case is even handcuffed to his wrist: that way, he’ll never misplace it.
From New York Times ● Apr. 28, 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
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
A chronic loser constantly misplaces everything — watches, phones, keys, wallets, gloves, hats, sunglasses, eyeglasses.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 17, 2021
He misplaces his reading glasses, the ones attached to the Dollar Store string.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
So let me offer a different lineup, since the country seems to have misplaced it.
From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2026
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
"This isn't misplaced confidence, as we've shown time and time again that we won't stop until we've caught offenders, put them before the courts, and secured justice for victims."
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2026
At one point in the evening there was a glass, but he misplaced that hours ago.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
“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
“Everything has its own separate bag so we’re not misplacing equipment.”
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 6, 2023
She laughed aloud at herself for misplacing it.
From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin
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