as in to misinterpret
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But on the whole, many working in DEI argue that critics who call it discriminatory are fundamentally — and often willfully — misinterpreting their profession.—
Maria Aspan,
NPR,
27 May 2025 -
Similarly, in an energy plant, an AI system designed to monitor equipment performance might misinterpret sensor data, overlooking a critical fault that could lead to catastrophic failure.—
Lucian Boldea,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2025
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In other cases, studies in the report were misrepresented, according to the researchers who conducted them.—
Brenda Goodman,
CNN Money,
29 May 2025
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Its job is to present your skills and experience—your career story—in the best possible light without misrepresenting your qualifications.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 May 2025
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An earlier version misstated his status.—
Kevin Breuninger,
CNBC,
11 Mar. 2025
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Due to the writer’s error, an earlier version of this story misstated and Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association’s position on greenhouse gas emissions standards.—
Allen Best,
The Denver Post,
10 Mar. 2025
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The cell phone camera has become both the tool humans use to perform and the reason that performance distorts even further in the eyes of others.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
21 May 2025
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Unfortunately, this racial lens merely distorts the rivalry narrative, transforming what should be celebrated as an engaging competitive dynamic into something unnecessarily contentious.—
Lindsey Darvin,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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The health secretary also appeared to misspeak at the meeting, saying two people had died of the disease.—
DEVI SHASTRI AND AMANDA SEITZ THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
arkansasonline.com,
27 Feb. 2025
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Kennedy also seemed to misspeak in saying two people had died of measles.—
Amanda Seitz,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Feb. 2025
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The district alleged that the documents were falsified.—
Tim Stelloh,
NBC news,
20 May 2025
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Trump was convicted in Manhattan on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records—the only case against him to go to trial—but did not receive any punishment for his crimes, thanks to his election.—
Alison Durkee,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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The Limits of Expansion Since mathematicians began studying expander graphs in the 1960s, they’ve been used to model the brain (opens a new tab), perform statistical analyses, and build error-correcting codes — encrypted messages that can be read even if they get garbled in transmission.—
Leila Sloman,
Quanta Magazine,
18 Apr. 2025
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Data-poisoning tools like Nightshade, which can garble some AI outputs, may be a more effective solution for concerned artists.—
Kate Irwin,
PCMAG,
8 Oct. 2024
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This creates a nice outer layer and depth of flavor without cooking the duck breast and promotes great aging.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 May 2025
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Vacuum seal and cook sous vide at 52°C for 2 hours.—
Claudia Alarcón,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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“Mistranslate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mistranslate. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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