misunderstand
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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
What do audiences underestimate or misunderstand about what it takes to make a comedy?
From Los Angeles Times ● May 26, 2026
Given this kind of media coverage, is it any wonder that so many people misunderstand the High Court?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 23, 2026
“Sir, you quite misunderstand me,” said Mrs. Bennet, alarmed.
From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen
In response Kundizeza wrote: "To suggest that a writer cannot write in different styles or genres, or improve his writing substantially after five or more years fundamentally misunderstands the craft of writing."
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
Is she the one who is out of line and misunderstands the boundaries of marriage?
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026
Cameron Berg misunderstands the Catholic Church’s contribution to humanity’s self-understanding in his op-ed “Will the Pope Owe an Apology to AI?”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 24, 2026
It’s hard to describe how profoundly that misunderstands what the military ought to be.
From Slate ● Jun. 16, 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
"If City can demonstrate the Commission fundamentally misunderstood the emails, failed to consider their proper context or reached conclusions inconsistent with other contemporaneous documents, that could amount to a material factual error," Severin added.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
Man City have denied the claims and say the Premier League had misunderstood the sponsorship agreements.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
If its reach has been misunderstood, other explanations built around the traditional model may also need to be reconsidered.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026
A department spokeswoman later said the chief had misunderstood a directive.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
It was owing to him, to his reserve and want of proper consideration, that Wickham’s character had been so misunderstood, and consequently that he had been received and noticed as he was.
From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen
The event "went off very badly", partly because the Russian had difficulty in understanding Bevan's accent, which led to misunderstanding.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
The results also highlighted a persistent misunderstanding surrounding the familiar hurricane "cone of uncertainty."
From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 2026
Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiga has called the incident a "diplomatic misunderstanding".
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
This objection rests on a basic misunderstanding of these systems.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
"Because Elnora is a puritan and Cristiana is vain and foolish," she said, misunderstanding me.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
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