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misunderstand

[mis-uhn-der-stand] / ˌmɪs ʌn dərˈstænd /


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Hopefully Hollywood won’t misunderstand the lesson in those projects’ success.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 19, 2026

We also discovered—without too much surprise—that he often seems to fundamentally misunderstand the works he treasures most deeply.

From Slate Jun. 11, 2026

And if AI agents are not kept on course by a human, they could misunderstand an instruction and wander down an errant processing path, resulting in a business paying for wasted computing power.

From Barron's Mar. 30, 2026

Given this kind of media coverage, is it any wonder that so many people misunderstand the High Court?

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 23, 2026

So I hope you won’t misunderstand what I have to say.”

From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan

Amazon said the lawsuit is “misguided” and that the FTC’s claim “fundamentally misunderstands how advertisers operate.”

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 1, 2026

It’s hard to describe how profoundly that misunderstands what the military ought to be.

From Slate Jun. 16, 2026

De Zylva argues this misunderstands the point: "The purpose of the green belt isn't to be green per se, it is to be a buffer to prevent sprawl."

From BBC Apr. 22, 2026

“This case misunderstands YouTube, which is a responsibly built streaming platform, not a social media site,” said Jose Castañeda, a Google spokesman, in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 28, 2026

The evidence is clear: not only does della Porta echo Garzoni’s words, but he misunderstands some of the experiments he claims to have performed, and so misreports them.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

The Justice Department said an official who sent a “Pause on Canada” email misunderstood a directive and it continues to cooperate with Ottawa amid a trade dispute.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 8, 2026

Holmes and Evans embrace what they call “radical transparency,” opening their home to the cameras in hopes of convincing the filmmakers — and eventually the world — that the public has fundamentally misunderstood her.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 7, 2026

The batter looked almost suspiciously vegetable-heavy going into the oven, the sort of mixture that makes you wonder whether you have misunderstood either baking or gardening.

From Salon Aug. 31, 2026

Some families of people killed during the Troubles have hit back at comments by the Northern Ireland secretary that he was worried "some people have misunderstood the purpose" of the Troubles' legacy bill.

From BBC Aug. 25, 2026

I have no fear about the outcome of our struggle in Birmingham, even if our motives are at present misunderstood.

From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry

When he began practicing urology in the 1980s, the common misunderstanding was that testosterone injections caused prostate cancer, further suppressing research and treatment of testosterone deficiency.

From Slate Sep. 13, 2026

"This is a complete misunderstanding, Your Honour. My client was trying to get a picture of Ms Clancy," Light's attorney Jennifer White said in court.

From BBC Sep. 2, 2026

Readers in America may marvel at the authors’ misunderstanding of the Kellogg family’s breakfast-cereal story.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 21, 2026

“From that point of view, it becomes a more serious story, and it goes beyond misunderstanding to something more worrying.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 31, 2026

And I learned that “Shorty, can I see your bike?” was never a sincere question, and “Yo, you was messing with my cousin” was neither an earnest accusation nor a misunderstanding of the facts.

From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates




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