mistaken

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Although he was a convicted criminal and had reportedly broken out of jail three times, Karlson had always maintained that the 1991 incident was a case of mistaken identity.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

In the heart of Sao Paulo, a "prisonometer" keeps a live tally of people jailed due to Latin America's largest AI facial-recognition system, but its successes have been marred by mistaken arrests.

From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026

It would never be mistaken for a dry lecture or a didactic pamphlet.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

“Resilience should not be mistaken for strength,” said Ali Vaez, director of the Iran project at the International Crisis Group.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

I hoped I was mistaken, but poverty could drive people to things they’d never imagined, as I well knew.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo