mistaken
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James Benwell, from the Birmingham and Black Country Wildlife Trust, said 2026 was a "record year" for sightings of the species, which was often mistaken for a small bird.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
He also chose a hairstyle patterned after the Mandinka warriors of West Africa — which has been commonly mistaken for a mohawk.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
Marshall, in an email to staff sent later Friday afternoon, said she was mistaken and that cooperation with Canada could continue.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
LZ therefore uses several layers of protection and analysis to identify these background events and prevent them from being mistaken for dark matter.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026
The dark color that she had mistaken for the stiff black felt of a bowler hat was merely a thick coating of mud.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
Vocabulary lists containing mistaken
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Power Suffix: -en
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