misstating

Example Sentences

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“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

That report was widely criticized for misattribution and misstating the conclusions of the studies it cited.

From Barron's • Feb. 10, 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

She was arrested two years later on charges she defrauded the bank by misstating the amount of customers the startup had and was convicted in March.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025

No; but as the next sentence states, "because they are convicted of misstating facts," under the influence of this erroneous medical theory.

From Phases of Faith Passages from the History of My Creed by Newman, Francis William