misleading
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- misleadingly adverb
- misleadingness noun
Etymology
Origin of misleading
Example Sentences
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The airline said the fact there were no bags available for less than that price meant the claim was not misleading.
From BBC
The social-media companies say the lawsuits are misleading, and that they have been investing in online safety measures for years.
Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, said in a statement, “The plaintiffs’ lawyers will try to paint an intentionally misleading picture of Meta with cherry-picked quotes and snippets of conversations taken out of context.
US users who continue to use TikTok from 22 January also must agree to the limitations of generative AI - such as its potential to generate inaccurate, misleading, inappropriate or unlawful content.
From BBC
That makes lawsuits such as this powerful, if misleading.
From Los Angeles Times
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