misread
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Human-like machines may appear familiar and trustworthy as their civilian use grows, increasing the risk people misread danger.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
The machines still stumble, pause, misread objects and often work best in controlled environments.
From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026
Even the material restraint—so easy to misread as austerity—proves strategic.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
In the fifth, Jung Hoo Lee hit an inside-the-park home run when Hernández misread the ball off the left-field wall in foul territory, allowing the ball to roll past him.
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026
Ash must have looked startled, and Gwen misread her expression as apprehension.
From "Ash" by Malinda Lo
Vocabulary lists containing misread
Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Prefixes: mis-
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