misplacing
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“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
“No one’s trying to steal Blood Orange albums out of an Uber,” he says while laughing, referring to ever misplacing the drive.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2025
She laughed aloud at herself for misplacing it.
From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin
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