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misstate

[mis-stayt] / mɪsˈsteɪt /


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He also said that supporters of parent-notification policies misstate or misunderstand the parent-teacher relationship that exists in practice and under state law.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026

"He's pretty young, I will say. He's 17," the former president said, appearing to misstate his age.

From BBC ● May 10, 2024

"Anytime someone discusses facts from memory, it is possible to inadvertently misstate details, even if small," he said.

From Salon ● Mar. 12, 2024

“He would sometimes exaggerate, sometimes misstate facts,” Russell said.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 19, 2022

You cannot think my wife or I would misstate what happened, can you?

From The Come Back by Carolyn Wells

“What we object to is a review that misstates the plan’s contents and reaches beyond the issues the Education Code assigns to the county, all while threatening escalation.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026

Mr. Burke misstates the date the Air France plane was hijacked as July 6, 1976.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 20, 2026

Nikola said Milton's social media post "misstates the facts," adding in a statement to Reuters that the proposal to increase its share base could pass without his support.

From Reuters ● Jun. 16, 2023

An article on Page 4 this weekend about the physical and emotional risks theater performers face misstates the name of an organization helping to shape performances of physical contact onstage.

From New York Times ● Aug. 6, 2022

But Dr. Bennett entirely mistakes, as well as misstates, the process of vital development, if he does not overlook the law governing the formation of crystals.

From Life: Its True Genesis by R. W. Wright

A previous version of this report misstated the U.S.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 8, 2026

Correction, April 22, 2026: This piece originally misstated that citrus canker is a viral infection.

From Slate ● Apr. 20, 2026

An earlier version of yesterday’s newsletter misstated the number of companies as 290 in the body and the graphic.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 2026

Court Judge George Wu, misstated the law required to prove guilt, saying if Boylan “engaged in misconduct and/or acted with gross negligence,” he could be found guilty of the charge.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 3, 2026

If there is anything which makes my blood boil it is to have the evidence misstated for the purpose of putting a man in the penitentiary.

From The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 10 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Legal by Robert Green Ingersoll

An AI double with a supervisory role could create legal headaches by misstating employment rules, for instance.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026

“Santander’s decision to broadly market its new stated-income policy, even to dealers with a history of misstating income, led to a significant spike in the number of early payment defaults.”

From Salon ● Mar. 30, 2026

The administration alleges that Cook engaged in mortgage fraud, misstating certain details on mortgage documents before she joined the Fed.

From Barron's ● Jan. 21, 2026

In the courtroom, government lawyers actually told Judge Howell that these officials “don’t necessarily understand” legal “terms of art” like reasonable suspicion and probable cause and that they were just misstating the policy.

From Slate ● Dec. 7, 2025

Again, Prance, by misstating dates wildly, hoped, says Mr. Pollock, to escape as a mere liar.*

From The Valet's tragedy, and other studies by Andrew Lang


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