as in misrepresented
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From New York to Miami, the vacation rental market has long been under attack — often misrepresented by powerful hotel lobbies and blamed for housing challenges by policymakers and local residents.—
Shaun McCorry,
Sun Sentinel,
25 Mar. 2025 -
The agency has consistently concealed Hamas’s abuses and misrepresented Israel’s counterterrorism efforts.—
Avraham Russell Shalev,
National Review,
24 Mar. 2025
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Even so, that study has been misinterpreted to build this legal challenge to fluoride.—
Megha Satyanarayana,
Scientific American,
4 Apr. 2025
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The dynamic between these three incredible actresses is electric and layered, less about what’s said and more about what’s withheld, what’s misinterpreted, what’s long overdue.—
Travis Bean,
Forbes.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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An immigration surge prior to last year’s homeless count likely distorted the picture of homelessness in the country, according to a Los Angeles Times analysis of research by University of Pennsylvania professor Dennis Culhane, a leading national expert on homelessness.—
Michael Smolens,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Mar. 2025
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But the excitement over defeating the evil scientists and saving the damsel is distorted by the sound of Gemma’s distressed cries.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
21 Mar. 2025
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An earlier version of this story misstated the estimate.—
Hakyung Kim,
CNBC,
24 Mar. 2025
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An earlier version of this article misstated Tesla’s performance relative to the rest of the index.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN,
21 Mar. 2025
Verb
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This system has falsified a lot.—
Vivian Kwarm,
New York Daily News,
12 Mar. 2025
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That December, Russia held a parliamentary election that was falsified in Putin’s favor, in the manner usual at the time.—
Michael McFaul,
The Atlantic,
10 Mar. 2025
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The roast is fully cooked, while the sides are designed to be heat-and-serve.—
Ronny Maye,
Forbes,
24 Dec. 2024
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This means that the tenderloin is first cooked low and slow in the oven.—
Susan Selasky,
Detroit Free Press,
24 Dec. 2024
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“Misdescribed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misdescribed. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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