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misspeak

[mis-speek] / mɪsˈspik /






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John Wihbey, a journalism professor at Northeastern University who has studied presidential communication, said Mr. Biden’s team overreacts to fears that he may misspeak.

From Washington Times ● Dec. 25, 2023

“That includes speaking out forcefully against inappropriate statements and even correcting our own statements when we misspeak or when our words are taken out of context,” he posted.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 5, 2023

"McConnell did not misspeak," tweeted Huffington Post blogger Bryan Behar.

From Salon ● Jan. 20, 2022

McDermott didn’t simply misspeak in a fit of frustration.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 11, 2021

A man can live a long and adventurous life without ever being spoken to by Lacey Pemberton, and when that rare opportunity does arise, one does not wish to misspeak.

From "Paper Towns" by John Green

But representatives of the art form have a duty to swallow their fear of misspeaking.

From Salon ● Mar. 6, 2026

The reaction was over the top, a case of Miller slightly misspeaking, when actually showing confidence and ambition in the unforgiving world of football is nothing to be ashamed of.

From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2025

“Mistaking someone or misspeaking doesn’t mean you have dementia,” said Dr. Zaldy S. Tan, director of the Cedars-Sinai Memory and Healthy Aging Program.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 10, 2024

The king, who suffers from dyslexia, was often ridiculed in the early years of his reign for misspeaking during speeches.

From Reuters ● Sep. 15, 2023

They also played an audio blooper reel of Chris Lohner, who has been the official voice of Austrian train announcements for decades, misspeaking station names and instructions.

From New York Times ● May 16, 2023

“Although, it’s worth correcting—I think Mr. Readdy misspoke when he said it was competitive. It was, in fact, not competitive.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026

"He never actually saw combat, and the campaign’s said he misspoke," Oliver explained.

From Salon ● Aug. 12, 2024

In a speech that lasted only six minutes, he misspoke at least 11 times.

From Slate ● Jul. 15, 2024

Ms Hochul released a statement to media later on Monday amid criticism of her comments, saying she "misspoke and I regret it".

From BBC ● May 7, 2024

“I misspoke, my lord. Your orders will be carried out.”

From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan

The White House did not immediately respond when asked by AFP if Trump had misspoken and had intended to refer to Iran rather than Oman.

From Barron's ● May 27, 2026

In an interview on Monday, Farage, 61, said he had probably "misspoken in my life, in my younger days, when I was a child".

From BBC ● Nov. 25, 2025

“Rodriguez testified that this threat took place in September 2014. Rodriguez immediately realized that he had misspoken and that the firing threat took place in September 2013, and the court was promptly notified.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 25, 2025

“And that’s what democracy is all about,” Musk added, admitting he may have misspoken on a few items on a few occasions.

From Salon ● Feb. 13, 2025

Shoun said that maybe he’d misspoken: “I don’t want to get balled up and don’t want to get in bad.”

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann


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