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misunderstanding

[mis-uhn-der-stan-ding] / ˌmɪs ʌn dərˈstæn dɪŋ /




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Your agent appears to be misunderstanding the underwriting rules.

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

Critics say that strategy displays a misunderstanding of how the 109-year-old agency functions.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026

In 2022, during the last review of the treaty that is considered the cornerstone of non-proliferation, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned humanity was "one misunderstanding, one miscalculation away from nuclear annihilation."

From Barron's • Apr. 25, 2026

There is still stigma and misunderstanding around his illness, which he is keen to assuage.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

But it is at least a great comfort to hear his lordship declare so unequivocally that it was all a terrible misunderstanding.

From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro




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