misstate
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"He's pretty young, I will say. He's 17," the former president said, appearing to misstate his age.
From BBC ● May 10, 2024
But many legal scholars, along with university lawyers and administrators, believe at least some of those free-speech assertions muddle, misstate, test or even flout the amendment, which is meant to guard against state suppression.
From New York Times ● May 1, 2024
"Anytime someone discusses facts from memory, it is possible to inadvertently misstate details, even if small," he said.
From Salon ● Mar. 12, 2024
“When you misstate or frame statistics in a manner that support your view ...” Moore paused, then concluded his thought.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 18, 2023
Don Christopher can have no motive to misstate, even were he capable of the meanness.
From Mercedes of Castile The Voyage to Cathay by J. Fenimore Cooper
Mr. Burke misstates the date the Air France plane was hijacked as July 6, 1976.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 20, 2026
Nikola said Milton's social media post "misstates the facts," adding in a statement to Reuters that the proposal to increase its share base could pass without his support.
From Reuters ● Jun. 16, 2023
“Bauer does not present any compelling argument as to why Thiagarajah’s using a synonym of the court’s own language misstates the court’s findings.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 23, 2022
“This report is incorrect and misstates FTC guidance — ads in Amazon’s store always include a clear and prominent ‘sponsored’ label, implemented in accordance with FTC guidelines,” she said in an emailed statement.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 8, 2021
The Commissioners' Table misstates the relationships of the various Sciences.
From Practical Essays by Alexander Bain
A previous version of this report misstated the U.S.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 8, 2026
Correction, July 7, 2026: This article originally misstated that Kleban founded the Maine Brewing Company.
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026
“EBR Systems Clears Stock Overhang With Capital Raise — Market Talk,” at 0035 GMT, misstated the amount as 0.38 Australian cents a share.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026
Correction, April 22, 2026: This piece originally misstated that citrus canker is a viral infection.
From Slate ● Apr. 20, 2026
He misstated Lincoln's positions, and then assailed them.
From Fifty Years of Public Service by Shelby M. Cullom
An AI double with a supervisory role could create legal headaches by misstating employment rules, for instance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026
“Santander’s decision to broadly market its new stated-income policy, even to dealers with a history of misstating income, led to a significant spike in the number of early payment defaults.”
From Salon ● Mar. 30, 2026
The administration alleges that Cook engaged in mortgage fraud, misstating certain details on mortgage documents before she joined the Fed.
From Barron's ● Jan. 21, 2026
In the courtroom, government lawyers actually told Judge Howell that these officials “don’t necessarily understand” legal “terms of art” like reasonable suspicion and probable cause and that they were just misstating the policy.
From Slate ● Dec. 7, 2025
Scrutinize my propositions closely, and see if I am guilty of misstating theirs.
From Life: Its True Genesis by R. W. Wright
