misspeak
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“The data that you wish to have, we will provide to you as promptly as possible. What I don’t want to do is misspeak when it comes to data,” he said.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 8, 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
But it is pretty clear he didn’t misspeak — TechCrunch has quote after quote from Mor insisting that Belkin has at least one product on the way.
From The Verge ● Apr. 27, 2022
"McConnell did not misspeak," tweeted Huffington Post blogger Bryan Behar.
From Salon ● Jan. 20, 2022
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
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
Among other topics, Harris fielded questions on the presidential debate on ABC, which Trump had previously backed out of, before misspeaking during a press conference and ultimately confirming his attendance via a statement.
From Salon ● Aug. 9, 2024
“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
She added that “there’s a difference between misspeaking or not knowing something than maliciously lying.”
From New York Times ● May 23, 2018
"I don't think I misspoke," said Burnham of his past comments on Man City's owners.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026
“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
Assuming that Snyder misspoke or was misquoted and meant to say that one homeless person died every forty-five seconds, that’s still 701,000 dead homeless people every year—roughly one-third of all deaths in the United States.
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
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
“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
But during trial this week, she walked that back, saying that she’d misspoken and that she meant to say all the information she’d received was only unconfirmed allegations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2023
It seemed to him that Mr. Poe must somehow have misspoken.
From "The Bad Beginning" by Lemony Snicket
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