misread
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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
“When shows come back after a gap, they can misread what audiences connected to in the first place,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2026
At first Luke was nervous he’d misread something—that she really didn’t want to see him wrestle.
From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss
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But Mr. Ferguson misreads the law in going after NewsGuard, a private outfit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 12, 2026
But that misreads how “The Late Show” crowd operates.
From Salon ● Dec. 6, 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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But the president may be misreading this moment.
From Salon ● Jul. 7, 2026
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
The apparent textual anomalies are artifacts, products of misreading.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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