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Misplaced passes were also a regular theme in the 3-2 defeat by Manchester City at the weekend.

From BBC • Oct. 7, 2025

“Snow skiing is naturally graceful, naturally beautiful,” he writes in his coming book “Winterdanse: The Misplaced Art of Snow Ballet.”

From New York Times • Feb. 11, 2022

Misplaced your handy guide to the FBI’s most wanted cybercriminals?

From Washington Post • May 30, 2019

Misplaced loyalty is one thing, but where was the concern for Courtney Smith?

From Washington Times • Aug. 29, 2018

A. Misplaced affections often make candidates for marriage think so, but this is not their chief reason for insisting on such marriages.

From Vocations Explained Matrimony, Virginity, The Religious State and The Priesthood by Anonymous