misleading

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Oregon and Pennsylvania also took the charity to court over the misleading jingle in 2009, resulting in a $130,000 fine and a requirement to disclose its affiliations in all advertisements.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

Football's governing body was subpoenaed to answer allegations of "artificially inflating prices" and "misleading fans".

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

Logan laid out a competing perspective, arguing that the trimmed-mean inflation rate can be misleading at times when the mix of price increases and decreases is changing rapidly across the economy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

Plaintiffs in the class-action complaint allege Entrata’s business model is deceptive and misleading, which violates both the Credit Repair Organizations Act and the Colorado Credit Services Organization Act.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

She was confirmed again in her view that evil was complicated and misleading.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan