misleading

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An Orange County court judge ruled late last week that the New Jersey-based group’s advertisements were misleading because they omitted the company’s religious affiliation and hid the charity’s true mission.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

In 2024, the regulator had accused the Adanis of paying bribes to Indian officials for high-profile renewable energy projects and misleading US investors about anti-bribery practices while trying to raise funds through a bond offering.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

The November 2024 indictment in New York accused the industrialist and multiple subordinates of deliberately misleading international investors as part of a vast bribery scheme.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

This is why the current debate about “onshoring” can be dangerously misleading.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

Similarly it is misleading to think of the rocks as flowing in anything like the way we think of materials flowing on the surface.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson