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
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
With the stock well off its record levels, I misread that.
From Barron's ● May 4, 2026
Mr. Armitage reminds us that “Gilgamesh” is less a singular artifact than a long, fragmented transmission—spoken, inscribed, shattered, buried, misread, resurrected.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026
The cook saw that I was looking at it instead of eating it, and she misread my expression.
From "Kindred" by Octavia Butler
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But that misreads how “The Late Show” crowd operates.
From Salon ● Dec. 6, 2025
But that misreads an endnote: As I make clear in the text, the number refers specifically to German casualties during the first three months of Operation Barbarossa.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2025
It did not help that a couple of misreads meant he did not get to one through ball and Alejandro Garnacho failed to react to one of his.
From BBC ● Dec. 9, 2023
“There were some misreads and misfires by me. Just been working on that stuff as much as possible,” Zappe said.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 5, 2023
Sometimes, her anxiety makes her too sensitive and she misreads people.
From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti
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This post reflects a stunning misreading of Xi’s vision of China’s place in the world.
From Slate ● May 16, 2026
However, BOJ policymakers say that this time the context is different for Japan, and they want to avoid falling into the trap of misreading inflation cues and waiting too long to adjust rates.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 16, 2026
For investors, the risk lies in misreading this moment as cyclical belt-tightening rather than structural repositioning.
From Barron's ● Mar. 7, 2026
That mutual awareness may provide some reassurance, but it could also create dangerous misperceptions, with each side potentially overestimating its leverage or misreading the opponent's intentions.
From BBC ● Jan. 30, 2026
Then, there were indications she was misreading the actual size of the islands.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
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