mistaken
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"Future kilonovae events may not look like GW170817 and may be mistaken for supernovae," Kasliwal says.
From Science Daily • Apr. 24, 2026
The day after Neukgu's disappearance, authorities received dozens of reported sightings, including some boys who cried wolf: elementary school kids who had mistaken dogs for Neukgu, the Chosun Daily reported.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
There, Kani’s friend Fats Bookholane introduced him to a company member he’d mistaken for a custodian.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026
That tone carried through again here, as the incident became another example of how quickly false or mistaken reports can circulate and how quickly they can collapse under correction and context.
From Salon • Apr. 11, 2026
Papá finishes eating his slice of baklava before he says, “I think you are mistaken, Reina. But your baklava is as wonderful as always.”
From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar
Vocabulary lists containing mistaken
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Power Suffix: -en
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