misstate
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Rumanes’ lawsuit describes a “culture of deception” at Live Nation, saying its “basic business model was to misstate and exaggerate financial figures in efforts to solicit and secure business.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 23, 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
But many legal scholars, along with university lawyers and administrators, believe at least some of those free-speech assertions muddle, misstate, test or even flout the amendment, which is meant to guard against state suppression.
From New York Times ● May 1, 2024
"Anytime someone discusses facts from memory, it is possible to inadvertently misstate details, even if small," he said.
From Salon ● Mar. 12, 2024
"If I recollect right," said Mr. Linden, "if you did not misstate the case, it was the charms of your conversation that made the impression."
From Say and Seal, Volume II by Susan Warner
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
For example, in a meeting when a person misstates something she has said, she interjects and clarifies what she meant.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 10, 2023
Bauer does not present any compelling argument as to why Thiagarajah’s using a synonym of the court’s own language misstates the court’s findings.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2022
A person is guilty of this fault whenever he misstates an opponent's argument, either because he does not understand it or through design, and then refutes this misstatement.
From Practical Argumentation by George K. Pattee
A previous version of this report misstated the U.S.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 8, 2026
Correction, April 21, 2026: This piece originally misstated that Maska left NewsNation after the 2024 election was decided.
From Slate ● Apr. 21, 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
It was an algebraic quantity misstated; and, on looking down, I remarked that the mistake was repeated over and over, through a long series of figures.
From Sir Jasper Carew His Life and Experience by Charles James Lever
The bank terminated Bodner in May 2024, claiming he violated policy by using a company card for a home party and misstating the expense.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 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
That report was widely criticized for misattribution and for misstating the conclusions of the studies it cited.
From Barron's ● Jan. 17, 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
Who is to check me if I am misstating the evidence if he does not?
From The Humourous Story of Farmer Bumpkin's Lawsuit by Richard Harris
