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mislead

[mis-leed] / mɪsˈlid /


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"If fabricated studies make their way into the evidence base, they can mislead real scientists and ultimately slow progress for patients. That's why it's vital we get ahead of this problem."

From Science Daily Jul. 16, 2026

“I mean, it rents fine—I don’t want to mislead you. But it certainly could have been better if we had a bigger great room.”

From MarketWatch Jul. 6, 2026

Ockenden added Harriet's death "was compounded by a systemic cover-up and investigations designed to mislead, which took a profound toll on the couple's wellbeing".

From BBC Jun. 27, 2026

A model can be technically correct and still mislead.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 22, 2026

Was all of that information tainted or manipulated by the Soviets to mislead the Americans and their allies?

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau

Aronowitz has called the increased litigation a “con game” that misleads judges, argued that such cases should go before a specialized court and labeled the whole enterprise a “scam.”

From Salon Jul. 9, 2026

A California judge ruled that the infamous Kars4Kids jingle misleads donors.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 6, 2026

One major reason is fraud, where one party intentionally misleads the other before the agreement is signed, causing the other party to enter the contract based on false information.

From MarketWatch May 20, 2026

The Council of Science Editors’ recommendations on publication ethics say ghost authorship is “ethically unacceptable” because it misleads readers about potential conflicts of interest.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 13, 2026

Foolish is the wayfaring man who takes the smooth way that misleads him, and forsakes the steep which brings him to the city.

From The Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church Containing the Sermones Catholici, or Homilies of ?lfric, in the Original Anglo-Saxon, with an English Version. Volume I. by Abbot of Eynsham Aelfric

Pirro’s team blamed the Interior Department for the flub, saying it had misled prosecutors about the pool.

From Slate Aug. 4, 2026

"Recent reports indicate that the number of Batswana being misled into such arrangements is rising at an alarming rate," the international relations ministry said.

From Barron's Jul. 18, 2026

He told the court he had been misled by police.

From BBC Jul. 14, 2026

Debt repayments loomed, and Lacaze needed to recapture the trust of lenders, who felt misled about the state of the business.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 18, 2026

“How long you think it take if someone tells you you can’t vote before it spreads?” asked one man who was misled.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander

Qatar "categorically denied" Iran's claims and said it was "surprised by these misleading statements".

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

But this is also misleading because the study’s data covered completed pregnancies.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

In March, the jury found Meta violated the state's Unfair Practices Act by misleading consumers about the safety of its products for children.

From Barron's Aug. 7, 2026

In an internal interview with sheriff’s investigators, he blamed his bad memory and denied intentionally providing false or misleading testimony.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 4, 2026

“I am sorry for misleading you children. I should not have guided you to Muriel. I did not realize this was her final knot.”

From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull




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