- present participle of mislead.
misleading
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Oregon and Pennsylvania also took the charity to court over the misleading jingle in 2009, resulting in a $130,000 fine and a requirement to disclose its affiliations in all advertisements.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026
Pelley called Weiss’s comments at the morning staff meeting misleading.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
Plaintiffs in the class-action complaint allege Entrata’s business model is deceptive and misleading, which violates both the Credit Repair Organizations Act and the Colorado Credit Services Organization Act.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026
Colombia's foreign ministry criticised "the misleading presentation of the decision to repeal the tariffs as a goodwill measure by the Ecuadorian leader" in a statement on Saturday.
From BBC • May 30, 2026
Even trying to write them in common notation can be a bit misleading.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
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