misread
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A cool number in Wednesday’s release of the July consumer-price index would relieve pressure on both Warsh personally and a policy committee weighing whether it has misread the U.S. economy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
In 2022 a whistleblower from the Southern Health Trust contacted BBC News about fears that women's smear tests had been misread by screeners with some going on to develop cancer.
From BBC ● May 14, 2026
“He misread the policy and he got me very excited,” she said.
From MarketWatch ● May 13, 2026
With the stock well off its record levels, I misread that.
From Barron's ● May 4, 2026
I told myself I'd misread the signs completely when I got back from school, and my gut knot unworried itself a bit looser.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
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
He cannot hold the edge and misreads many plays.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2022
Soojin quickly glances at me, but either misreads my face or ignores it.
From "Amina's Voice" by Hena Khan
This post reflects a stunning misreading of Xi’s vision of China’s place in the world.
From Slate ● May 16, 2026
To say Iran is sitting pretty would be a misreading.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 2026
For investors, the risk lies in misreading this moment as cyclical belt-tightening rather than structural repositioning.
From Barron's ● Mar. 7, 2026
"Cases such as this show that this was a misreading which disregards the rights of women as set out in both equality law and the workplace health and safety law."
From BBC ● Jan. 16, 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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