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misstate

[mis-steyt] / mɪsˈsteɪt /


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

From BBC May 10, 2024

Benioff has ranted that large language models, which underpin generative AI, steal business data and “lie” when they misstate facts, implicitly underscoring the need for an intermediary.

From Seattle Times Apr. 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

“It’s only those who don’t take the time to read it who will misstate it,” he said.

From New York Times Jul. 28, 2023

“Pardon the suggestion that you misstate the case,” he said, softly.

From The Key to Yesterday by Charles Neville Buck

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

In the argument there is this great fault, that it misstates the question at the outset.

From The Christian Life Its Course, Its Hindrances, And Its Helps by Thomas Arnold

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

From MarketWatch Jul. 8, 2026

Correction, July 7, 2026: This article originally misstated that Kleban founded the Maine Brewing Company.

From Slate Jul. 7, 2026

An earlier version of this article misstated the estimated valuation.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 3, 2026

District 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 Apr. 23, 2026

For these he proposes to substitute "a correct if short memoir:" but, kindly and appreciative as may be Mr. Ingram's performance, there occur not a few passages in it equally "mistaken and misstated."

From The Poetical Works of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Vol. I by Elizabeth Barrett Browning

“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

The efforts have faltered in court, with a grand jury earlier this month declining to indict James for allegedly misstating the intended use of a property in Norfolk, Va.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 22, 2025

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

No; but as the next sentence states, "because they are convicted of misstating facts," under the influence of this erroneous medical theory.

From Phases of Faith Passages from the History of My Creed by Francis William Newman




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