misunderstand
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On a recent episode of What Next, host Mary Harris spoke to Pulido about what Democrats misunderstand about South Texas and whether he’s singing the right tune for Congress.
From Slate ● Sep. 28, 2026
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
They misunderstand the proper role of an economic system.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 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
Since readers tend to link a phrase to the words that came just before it, they will misunderstand a sentence when the writer had a more remote association in mind.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
Is she the one who is out of line and misunderstands the boundaries of marriage?
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026
Such a view misunderstands what the court is up to in those rare instances when it has stood up to the president.
From Slate ● Sep. 16, 2026
Amazon responded by saying the FTC "fundamentally misunderstands how advertisers operate".
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 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
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
When scientists first discussed the possibility, the idea became widely misunderstood.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026
This fresh attempt to clarify his position is styled by Mr. Fukuyama as a memoir, but it is better seen as a series of meditations—the meditations, in truth, of a misunderstood man.
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
Maybe it’s not so bad to be misunderstood.
From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers
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
This objection rests on a basic misunderstanding of these systems.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
Speaking from personal experience, I’ve encountered many a cat misunderstanding from non-kitty people.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
"Constraining LLM development under a misunderstanding of fair use doctrine would thwart such creative and scientific progress while hindering American prosperity and economic mobility," the document read.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
"You see I'm afraid there's some sort of misunderstanding."
From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway
