mistake
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"For years, research has shown that people often mistake a wider cone for a bigger storm," Ray said.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 2026
It's a tangible reminder that I am not that mistake, I am so much more.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026
You couldn’t admit that you lost, any more than you can admit a mistake.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026
And in a setting where a mistranslated word can mean the difference between an accurate diagnosis and a dangerous mistake, the consequences can be severe—or even deadly.
From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026
“I hope this isn’t a mistake to let you go with him. It’s a big risk to be seen with a boy. You have to be . . . modest.”
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
“But we do have respect and regard for one another in our respective positions, and a commitment to make sure that the county and city overcome the mistakes and failures of the past.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026
England's day came apart amid seemingly endless mistakes, wastefulness and a few dodgy refereeing decisions.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026
Or need to take time to revise a document to avoid oversights and mistakes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026
So first, lay out clear guidelines, principles and guardrails for the work to help the employee avoid obvious problems and mistakes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
I wish I’d pointed out her mistakes earlier, instead of making stupid faces at her.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
He has attended so many of her meetings that some foreign officials mistook him for her chief of staff.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
He said afterward that he mistook the plastic fork for a weapon.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
During a nighttime field survey, researchers initially mistook the animal for a mushroom, highlighting just how convincing its disguise is.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 17, 2026
A woman says doctors mistook her endometriosis for irritable bowel syndrome, as new figures show diagnosis delays are getting longer.
From BBC ● Apr. 8, 2026
What if she mistook it for a different pool that was ten times worse?
From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi
“The street is mistaken in not understanding all of what Netflix can bring,” said Michael J. Wolf, CEO at Activate Consulting.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026
Carl, 47, and Laura, 48, say their book should not be mistaken for a manual on how to sustain the best marriage, or how to magically get over cheating.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
Popular student leader Neha Bora became a viral sensation after a case of mistaken identity led to police detaining her lookalike.
From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026
Shortly after the conservative activist Charlie Kirk was assassinated, Patel tweeted that the shooter was in custody; it turned out to be a case of mistaken identity.
From Slate ● Sep. 30, 2026
“You are mistaken in supposing me a beggar. I am no beggar; any more than yourself or your young ladies.”
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
LZ is especially sensitive to events of this kind, while its design also helps scientists reduce the chances of mistaking ordinary particle interactions for dark matter.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026
This is an easy category error for anyone to make when talking about tourism, mistaking a country’s boundless beauty and hospitality toward visitors for anything else.
From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2026
They tricked image recognition systems into mistaking photographs of cats for guacamole, and found new ways of embedding inaudible Alexa commands into five-second snippets of classical music.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026
Sabrina Carpenter has apologized after sparking backlash for mistaking a Coachella fan’s traditional Arabic cheer for yodeling, which she described as “weird.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 13, 2026
She would have recognized it even with her eyes closed, but there could be no mistaking the imposing, black-clad figure who stood before her.
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
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