mistaken
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He had resigned as a Cambridge professor of sociology of education on 5 August, saying his resignation should not "be mistaken for an acceptance of the narratives that have surrounded me".
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
Nicholson and Kuniskis also said the perception that smaller, turbocharged engines aren’t as reliable as V-8s is mistaken.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
During the fire, blasts were heard, initially mistaken for exploding gas cylinders, but they may have been these shells, according to fire commander Thomas Mimiague.
From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026
The repetition made the claims feel increasingly familiar – and familiarity can be mistaken for evidence.
From Salon ● Aug. 2, 2026
I’d thought nothing could be worse than listening to him drone about the proper inflections of my vowels; now I’m starting to wonder if I was mistaken.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
Vocabulary lists containing mistaken
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Power Suffix: -en
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