misrepresentation
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misrepresentations
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A misrepresentation is when you misrepresent, or lie about, something that happened. If you say you were the quarter back of the football team but really you were the mascot, that’s a misrepresentation. A misrepresentation is a misstatement of the facts. It’s more than casting a different light on something; it’s deceptive and untrue. It’s a misrepresentation to tell your parents you went to the principal’s office to talk about books if you really got sent there for talking in class. Misrepresentations are deliberately misleading. They’re lies.
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Paramount has said the suit should be dismissed because it “distorts settled antitrust law and is based on a misrepresentation of competition in the entertainment industry today.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
“Sad that a misrepresentation ruined this man’s life,” she told the Press Enterprise, which was first to report the story.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
Google's statement said the company prevents "image creation on harmful topics" and its AI policy instructs users against "misinformation, misrepresentation or misleading activities."
From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026
Griffiths was sentenced for fraud by misrepresentation on Wednesday, but both Joanne and Helen felt this was inadequate, given everything they experienced.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
Most important, from the point of view of the friendship, Jefferson admitted that his behind-the-scenes criticism of Adams had been a willful misrepresentation.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
From February 2022 until they were arrested on Monday, Love and Chan solicited money from women in California, Oregon, Washington and Idaho through lies and misrepresentations, according to the United States Attorney’s Office in Portland.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
"A selfless and gentle soul, he tirelessly uplifted others through his words and actions. His achievements were great and we do not want misrepresentations about his character to overshadow them," they added.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
Let’s start by correcting misrepresentations in vastly longer accounts produced elsewhere.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
The experience of the nonagency mortgage-backed securities market before the 2008 financial crisis shows how opacity can enable misrepresentations of asset quality, erode investor confidence and contribute to market unraveling.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 13, 2026
The deacon of whom I wrote yesterday, preached in a vexing manner and Brother Smith was highly wrought up over the misrepresentations of my position.
From The Story of a Life by J. Breckenridge (John Breckenridge) Ellis
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