misunderstand
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Hopefully Hollywood won’t misunderstand the lesson in those projects’ success.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
To dismiss that language as frivolous, Shah argues, is to misunderstand what it is doing.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
We also discovered—without too much surprise—that he often seems to fundamentally misunderstand the works he treasures most deeply.
From Slate ● Jun. 11, 2026
They misunderstand the proper role of an economic system.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026
I work to organize it all quickly, properly, so the words that need to be said come out the right way, so there’s no way he can misunderstand.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
For Barton, the red card illustrates something he believes the public still misunderstands: VAR does not eliminate the need for the referee to interpret the rules.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
The court "misunderstands FIFRA's requirement, misinterprets the scope of FIFRA's preemption and ultimately leaves Durness without a remedy for the significant harms he has suffered."
From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026
It’s hard to describe how profoundly that misunderstands what the military ought to be.
From Slate ● Jun. 16, 2026
Your editorial praises a judicial opinion that misunderstands the 340B program.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 20, 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
Sir Chris told Irish broadcaster RTÉ that he worried that "some people have misunderstood the purpose of the bill", adding that it was all about getting answers for families.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
The spokesperson said these factors have been highlighted before but questioned whether the Skye Trail was "misunderstood".
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
The man who once said he would like to be “the King of Football” has often conducted himself as the organization’s sole executive, believing that any opponents simply misunderstood his purpose.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026
But I do think many have collectively misunderstood his apparent message of regret.
From Slate ● Jul. 31, 2026
He’s still cute and charmin’ and hasn’t started to get rebellious or misunderstood yet.
From "Tears of a Tiger" by Sharon M. Draper
According to the researchers, the controversy sparked by the findings reported last November was caused by a misunderstanding in the analysis rather than evidence that scientists' basic picture of the universe had suddenly broken down.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 29, 2026
MarketWatch: What is happening with the Federal Reserve that investors may be misunderstanding?
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 17, 2026
Nonthaburi governor Chestha Mosikarat earlier told reporters the suspect and victim were "friends for a long time" and the incident likely stemmed from a misunderstanding.
From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026
Tanny Martinez, owner of the restaurant, said the pair had now paid a week later and told him it was a "misunderstanding".
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026
It’s like the game Oklahoma kids play called “two truths and a lie,” which was made to remind them that this world is full of deceit and misunderstanding.
From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri
