misunderstand
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He also said that supporters of parent-notification policies misstate or misunderstand the parent-teacher relationship that exists in practice and under state law.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026
"Because they misunderstand it, this is not being reflected to employees," says Rahman, who runs a London-based consultancy, HR Habitat.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 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
They misunderstand the proper role of an economic system.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026
Janie wanted to ask Hezekiah about Tea Cake, but she was afraid he might misunderstand her and think she was interested.
From "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston
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Is she the one who is out of line and misunderstands the boundaries of marriage?
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026
Amazon responded by saying the FTC "fundamentally misunderstands how advertisers operate".
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
Some of its language suggests that, despite several briefings, he completely misunderstands the subject of uranium enrichment—crucial to any negotiation with Iran.
From Slate ● Jul. 23, 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
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Man City have denied the claims and say the Premier League had misunderstood the sponsorship agreements.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
The author ruminates on Brahms’s inner qualities, telling us that Brahms has been misunderstood as uncivilized.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
When scientists first discussed the possibility, the idea became widely misunderstood.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026
Migraines are often misunderstood as "just a headache" despite being a neurological condition that can leave people unable to work, socialise or function in everyday life, according to a migraine expert.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
The poor fellow remembered her reputation and misunderstood.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
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Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiga has called the incident a "diplomatic misunderstanding".
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
That’s another misunderstanding: We were hawking game, as we like to make a little cash on the side selling rare meats.
From Slate ● Oct. 3, 2026
"Many teeth from Saurichthys were once mistaken for those of an amphibian, and that misunderstanding continued well into the 20th Century," said Museum Wales curator Cindy Howells.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
This led to a public misunderstanding of her work with him, he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
“Yeah? Must be a twin thing,” he says, misunderstanding.
From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson
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